Topic: Vlasta Parkanova

The rollercoaster saga of the proposed U.S. ballistic missile defense bases in Central Europe took another downward dip on Friday: The powerful speaker of the Czech Parliament said he was now sure the crucial radar base to be located in his country would never be built.

Three men serving in the Czech armed forces are likely to be discharged from the service for reportedly attending neo-Nazi meetings.

Czech warplanes are to cruise the Baltic airspace over Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania because the three NATO member countries are short of modern fighters.

The Czech Republic's defense minister said Friday she suspects as many as 10 senior military officials may be involved in a bribery scheme.

The Czech parliament Thursday approved deployment of a military field hospital in Afghanistan as part of a NATO peacekeeping force, media said.

Former Czech President Vaclav Havel says no referendum is needed to allow stationing a U.S. radar base on Czech territory, media said Tuesday.

The Czech defense minister says a decision on stationing a U.S. missile defense system on Czech territory should be delayed until spring 2008.