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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Kretinsky's EPH becomes Central European gas player
Business - Daniel Kretinsky (37), a partial owner of the EPH energy and industry holding, signed last week the most important deal of his career so far.
By buying Slovak Gas Holding for EUR 2.6 billion, Kretinsky acquired a 49 percent stake in and managerial control of Slovensky plynarensky priemysl (SPP), a Slovak gas utility... (read more here).
Foreign Minister Schwarzenberg seeks pro-EU successor
Behind the scenes - After qualifying for the second round of the Czech Republic's first-ever popular presidential election, Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg told Czech Insider that he was looking for his successor to lead the Czech diplomatic service.
Schwarzenberg wants to make sure that the post will not be awarded to somebody affiliated with Prime Minister Petr Necas's euroskeptic ODS... (read more here).
Dalik case on hold as key witness in US not yet questioned
Revealed - The corruption case of lobbyist Marek Dalik is on hold as the prosecution is waiting for the US authorities to interrogate a key witness.
Dalik, a long-time friend of former Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, was surprisingly arrested and charged with corruption last October over a 2009 purchase of Pandur armored personnel carriers by the Czech military... (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 subscription here.
