Czech Republic
CZECH REPUBLIC/EU: Upper house passes reform treaty
The Senate yesterday approved the Lisbon reform treaty by 54 votes to 20, with five senators...
Czech RepublicCZECH REPUBLIC: Klaus accepts interim cabinet line-up
Prime Minister-designate Jan Fischer yesterday presented his list of ministers to President...
Czech RepublicEUROPEAN UNION: Notable absences from Eastern meeting
The foreign ministry of Belarus today confirmed that President Alyaksandr Lukashenka will not...
CZECH REPUBLIC: Recession prompts fiscal loosening
Outgoing Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek today proposed a 2010 budget with a deficit of 150...
Czech RepublicCZECH REPUBLIC/IMF: WEO puts Czechs last in CEE
The latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) prediction that the Czech economy will shrink by 3.5%...
Czech RepublicCZECH REPUBLIC: Prague omits Aeroflot from CSA bids
The government announced yesterday it had shortlisted Air France-KLM and a local consortium to...
Czech RepublicCZECH REPUBLIC: Topolanek fears rising far-right
The rise of extremism is worrying, outgoing Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek said yesterday.
Czech RepublicEUROPEAN UNION: New Commission will be born weak
Uncertainty over the fate of the Lisbon Treaty on EU reform has thrown into disarray the...