Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Feb 27

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AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR

Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer meets Czech President Vaclav Klaus and Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek on a visit to the Czech Republic.

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GAS PRICES

RWE Transgas, a unit of German utility RWE , holds a news conference on gas prices for second quarter at 11 a.m. (1000 GMT).

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FIRMS REPORT ON EARNINGS

Unlisted car seller AAA AUTO, a candidate for an initial public offering, holds a news conference on 2006 results at 3 p.m. (1400 GMT).

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CEZ EYES POLISH INVESTMENT

Central Europe's largest power company, CEZ is considering building a new power plant in Skawina in southwest Poland at a cost of up to 1 billion euros ($1.31 billion).

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EARNINGS POLL: KOMERCNI TO SEE SMALL PROFIT GAIN

Komercni Banka , the biggest listed Czech lender, will see only a 2.3 percent gain in 2006 net income as higher provisioning eats into profits from increased lending, a Reuters poll of analysts showed.

The results are due on Wednesday.

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EU CITIZENS ARE HAPPY

European Union citizens are overwhelmingly happy with life -- and that's official.

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UKRAINE ON ANTI-MISSILE SHIELD

The United States should have consulted Ukraine and Russia over its plans to establish a missile defence system in eastern Europe, Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich was quoted on Monday as saying.

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