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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Who is behind Prague's Energy Gas Storage 2012 summit?
Behind the scenes - Prague's Energy Gas Storage 2012 summit hosted some political heavyweights, including Czech presidential candidate Jan Fisher, former US president Bill Clinton, and several Czech ministers. In addition, the summit's patron was Czech President Vaclav Klaus. But the summit was really a PR action of CE Group, a Czech energy sector holding.... (Read more here)
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Software giant SAS criticizes Labor Ministry for no-bid contract
Business - SAS, one of the world's largest software company with 50,000 corporate clients in 120 countries, criticizes the Czech Labor Ministry for planning to award a multimillion contract to is competitor IBM without issuing a public tender. Czech Insider learned that SAS has already filed a complaint with the ministry, which wants to contract IBM to provide a software system to prevent benefit frauds... (Read more here)
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Meet new Yulia Tymoshenko: Who is Lesya Orobets?
Foreign - Lesya Orobets is not very well-known outside Ukraine yet, but it is worth to remember her. This young lawyer in her late 30s is considered by many to be a new Yulia Tymoshenko. And indeed, she does not to try to hide her high ambitions. Orobets is one of the most important members of the Front for Change, Ukraine's second largest opposition party after Fatherland led by imprisoned Yulia Tymoshenko... (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.
