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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Government and opposition clash over new spymaster
Behind the scenes - One year before the 2014 legislative election, the senior ruling ODS and the opposition CSSD have entered into a row over the new head of the Office for Foreign Relations and Information (UZSI), the Czech Republic's foreign intelligence agency, currently headed by Ivo Schwarz.
The Ceska Pozice website and Ekonom weekly newspaper wrote that current ambassador to Israel Tomas Pojar, a former ODS member, is interested in the post... (read more here).
ERA to present new version of Tamara/Vera passive radar
Behind the scenes - The new radar is able to detect stealth jets by processing reflections of radio or television waves that bounce off the plane.
"Moreover, we are also close to another important ability: to identify small unmanned planes," said ERA executive Sotana. According to URNA anti-terrorist unit chief Libor Lochman, this ability would be very valuable for the protection of strategic objects or events from air terrorist attacks... (read more here).
Bulgarian election brings bad news for CEZ
Business - Czech energy company CEZ has few reasons to rejoice over the outcome of Bulgaria's parliamentary election. The future of the semi-state company's license to operate in the Balkan country is uncertain.
CEZ will have to rely on the support from European Union officials, such as European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, who told Czech President Milos Zeman at the end of April that the EU will protect CEZ in Bulgaria... (read more here).
... AND MUCH MORE!
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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 one month or one year subscription here.
