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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Schwarzenberg: Both sides of Syria conflict are guilty
Foreign - "It is a certain form of civil war, and as usual we cannot blame only one side. There are evidently attacks from both sides and we must understand this," said Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg, adding he would oppose a foreign intervention in Syria. The minister's words are a rather surprising departure from the traditional foreign-policy orientation of the Czech Republic... (Read more here)
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Another Prague energy summit with links to Russia
Business - On May 23-25, Prague hosted the Energy Gas Storage 2012 summit. Czech Insider wrote about the event's links to Russian Gazprom here. Last week, the Czech capital hosted another energy summit with ties to Russia. The conference that took place on May 31 in the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Prague and was organized by Zdenek Zbytek, a former Communist army officer... (Read more here)
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Czech economy lags behind football-driven Poland
Business - The Czech economy grew less than 2 percent in 2011 and is expected to shrink this year. Neighboring Poland posted a 4 percent growth last year and the economic expansion is expected to stay above 3 percent in 2012. One reason is enough to explain the difference: the UEFA European Football Championship. In 2012, Polish state investment company GDDKiA will open more than 450 kilometers of new highways... (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.
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