Czech Republic
CZECH REPUBLIC: Public spending reform is next step
The Chamber of Deputies is to begin its first reading of the draft 2008 budget today. Approval of...
Czech RepublicCZECH REPUBLIC/EU: Prague accepts 3% fiscal gap aim
Prague will meet yesterday's recommendation from the EU finance ministers that it narrow its...
Czech RepublicINTERNATIONAL: EM currencies are resilient
Tighter credit conditions raise concerns over debt service sustainability for lower-rated credits...
InternationalCZECH REPUBLIC: Czechs disapprove of US foreign policy
Media coverage, internet discussions and other popular publications suggest that anti-Americanism...
Czech RepublicCZECH REPUBLIC: Green minister resigns over EU funds
Dana Kuchtova, who said on Tuesday that she was resigning as education minister over an EU...
Czech RepublicEASTERN EUROPE: Third-wave reformers wait in wings
The countries that emerged as the front-runners of reform in the mid-late 1990s are losing their...
RUSSIA/CENTRAL EUROPE: Energy dominates trade ties
The Central European countries that joined the EU in 2004 initially reoriented themselves towards...
RussiaSLOVAKIA/HUNGARY: Past continues to strain relations
The Slovak parliament yesterday reaffirmed with an overwhelming majority that the Benes decrees...
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