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Czechs critical of work of their MEPs-poll ... monument in Prague-Emauzy, Klaus and other leading politicians paid tribute to Czechoslovak freedom fighters. "I'm always very sad if only significant guests turn up [at the ceremony] and a few passers-by.
[I'm sad] that this has not yet become an event the Praguers would feel as a matter of theirs," Klaus told journalists. The commemorative event was also attended by Defence Minister Vlasta Parkanova, heads of the two houses of parliament, Premysl Sobotka and Miloslav Vlcek, representatives of the Czech military, legionaries and the Sokol (Falcon) physical training organisation. "This monument and May 8 mean a lot to us, as many thousands ofSokol members laid their lives for the freedom of Czechoslovakia and today's Czech Republic," Sokol head Jaroslav Bernard said. About a hundred of people attended the ceremony, apart from the officials. Parkanova (Christian Democrats, KDU-CSL) told journalists that the nations and individuals who live in peace tend not to perceive the evil that may threaten them. The highest sacrifices were paid for freedom in the past, she said. Klaus today promoted general Frantisek Maleninsky, Czech military support and training forces commander, to the rank of brigadier general. The same rank went to general Ondrej Palenik, director of the Military Intelligence Service (VZ), while colonel Jaroslav Kocian, head of the NATO's Allied Joint Forces Command's logistics section, was promoted to general. Generals are appointed by the president, the Czech military top commander, on the government's proposal, usually twice a year, on the occasion of the national holidays on May 8 (Victory Day) and October 28 (birth of Czechoslovakia anniversary). The Czech military previously announced its intention to lower the number of generals to 35 at the most. There were 30 generals in the Czech military this April, compared to Czechoslovakia's 146 in 1990.
(Ceske Noviny)
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