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Krno, Martin
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3 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Youths above all need role models
Role models are more important than complicated regulations when it comes to deterring youths from smoking, the left-leaning daily Pravda writes: "The Slovakian Health Ministry will certainly work Brussels' ideas into the bill on tightening the smoking ban in public places and near schools. It's true, sales of cigarettes have sunk by one tenth in Slovakia in the past three years as a result of higher prices. But at the same time the number of youths that smoke has risen dramatically. Half of all kids under 13 have already had experience with nicotine. Strict rules make sense, but only when they're adhered to and violations are punished. More decisive is how parents, teachers and other adults - the people who act as role models for children - behave with regard to smoking. "
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More from the press review on the subject » EU Policy, » Health Policy, » Public Culture, » Slovakia, » Europe
Even old Nazi war criminals must be punished
British journalists have tracked down László Csatáry, the alleged Nazi war criminal said to be responsible for the deportation of 15,700 Jews in Budapest. Even though 70 years have now passed the Hungarian judiciary must take action, the leftist daily Pravda urges: "In comparison to those who decided on the liquidation of entire peoples in Berlin, Csatáry is 'small fry'. But thousands of people whose only 'crime' was to belong to a different race or hold different beliefs passed through the hands of those small fry. As a police commander Csatáry, now 97, cruelly tortured Jews in the ghetto in Košice before deporting them to Auschwitz. … The fact that after fleeing to the West he had the courage to return to Hungary is a reminder that among our neighbours to the south there is still tolerance towards former fascists. … All war criminals, even those who will soon die, must be condemned, and at least spend a symbolic hour behind bars. Otherwise all the speeches about historical justice don't make sense."
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More from the press review on the subject » History, » Remembrance culture, » Justice, » Hungary
Prague Pride didn't shake Czechs
Thousands of people took part in Prague's first Gay Pride parade on Saturday, which was very controversial right up to the event. A high-ranking adviser of President Václav Klaus made disparaging remarks about homosexuals, and Klaus defended him. The left-leaning daily Pravda writes that such parades should become the norm: "There was no Sodom and Gomorrah, no earthquake. Prague Castle is still standing and St. Vitus' Cathedral didn't wobble either. ... The self-confidence of this minority has grown in recent years, also thanks to the law on registered partnerships. ... Vice-chancellor Hájek didn't mince his words when he described homosexuals as 'perverted citizens'. And President Klaus started a fight with Western ambassadors in Prague who supported the festival. It's no wonder people waved banners saying 'The president is a disgrace' and 'My son is not a pervert'."
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