Aktualne.cz CzechNews brings you a taste of this week's issue of its partner publication, English-language investigative weekly Czech Insider.
The new issue will be available here at 4 PM (CET).
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Klaus earned millions making speeches abroad in 2011
In figures - The name of Czech President Vaclav Klaus appears in the lists of several international agencies that offer speakers for conferences or other private events.
Importantly, while most of these speakers are former politicians and officials who can thus no longer be accused of conflict of interest, Klaus is still the president of the Czech Republic... (read more here)
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Ambassador to Russia Kolar to leave for private US-Russian project
Behind the scenes - Petr Kolar, the Czech Republic's ambassador to Moscow and one of the key people of the Foreign Ministry, will leave the diplomatic service in order to join a private US-Russian venture.
"Petr Kolar may join a certain Russian-American project," Czech Insider learned from a source close to the Czech diplomatic service, who however refused to give any details... (read more here)
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CEZ posts profit, but its problem lies elsewhere
Business - Czech energy giant CEZ reported last week a first-quarter net profit of CZK 27.2 billion - a 14 percent increase. For the whole year, CEZ expects a CZK 41 billion net profit.
However, it is the firm's endless political affairs - some alleged, some real - that keep making headlines, rather than its profits or revenues. The problems of CEZ stem from one issue: it's chimeric semi-state status... (read more here)
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Czech Insider is an English-language weekly edition of Deník Insider ("Insider Daily"), a Czech subscription-only daily newspaper prepared by the creators of Aktualne.cz that provides original investigative insight into the top tiers of Czech politics and business.
Every Monday at 4 PM (CET), Czech Insider publishes the English translation of the most important stories from the previous week. You can get your subscription here or try a 14-day trial version.
