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04/12/2008

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Šafaříková, Kateřina

2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.

Lidové noviny - Czech Republic | 23/04/2008

European parliamentarians fight against cronyism

Members of the European Parliament yesterday voted by a large majority in favour of a ban against employing relatives as assistants in their offices in a bid to avoid conflicts of interest. The Italians, Spanish and British were not enthusiastic about the move, writes Kateřina Šafaříková. Petr Duchoň, a conservative Czech MEP who employs his wife at his office, also complains in Šafaříková's article: "This is an unfortunate decision. Who counts as a relative? Your wife: well, okay. But what about a distant aunt? And is your mistress also a relative? And who's going to carry out all the checks? ... God knows, the European Parliament has more important matters to deal with."

Lidové noviny - Czech Republic | 17/10/2007

The sausage struggle

"So we have another war raging in the EU and this time it's a pretty greasy one," Kateřina Šafaříková comments, amused by the Czechs' protests against Slovakia and Poland's attempts to have their varieties of "Speckwurst" (bacon sausages) recognised as national specialities. The sausages in question are known as "špekáčky" in the Czech Republic and have long been a favourite dish there. Under pressure from Czech sausage producers, the ministry of agriculture in Prague now plans to lodge an official complaint against the efforts of the Slovaks and Poles in Brussels, in an effort "to protect Czech interests. But do sausages really belong to the category of state interests? State interests are politically defined. They include the stability of the national currency, domestic security and peaceful coexistence with one's neighbours - but sausages?"