"With the exception of the project of the National Library in Prague, the Culture Ministry is virtually invisible," Jandak said. Jandak said that according to the information available to him, next year the Culture Ministry would only receive 65 percent of this year's sum, which was alarming. Culture Ministry spokesman Jan Cieslar dismissed the claim.
He said the Finance Ministry had proposed a fall to 89-90 percent of this year's budget, while it was not the final sum. Jandak said the Social Democrats' programme focused on the National Library (NK), the National Literature Czech regional, Senate elections to cost 600 million ...
Librarians say new Czech National Library sole solution ...
Lцw scratches final three to make EURO squad ... Memorial, the National Museum and further national cultural institutions. Culture Minister Vaclav Jehlicka (KDU-CSL) announced earlier in July that the project of a new building for the NK by Czech-born English architect Jan Kaplicky would not be implemented. He said the new building, dubbed a "blob" or "octopus" due to its unorthodox design, would not be constructed at Prague-Letna. Jandak said the rejection of the NK project was shame. He said 1.9 billion crowns had already been secured and further money would certainly be found in the next years. "There is enough money," Jandak said, adding that the Prague airport would be privatised, which would yield some 100-120 billion crowns.
(Ceske Noviny)
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