PRAGUE, June 16 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Monday:
ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 2 hours)
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PRAGUE - Finance Ministry to detail Q1 government debt
figures at 0700 GMT.
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PRAGUE - Prime Ministers of the Visegrad Four group of
countries (Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary) to
meet French President Nicolas Sarkozy. News conference at 0905
GMT and at 1335 GMT.
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LUXEMBOURG - Artificial textile maker Pegas Nonwovens
<> to hold an annual shareholders' meeting.
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CZECH PRESIDENT SAYS LISBON TREATY FINISHED: Czech President
Vaclav Klaus said on Friday the ratification of the European
Union's Lisbon treaty could not continue after it was rejected
by Irish voters.
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PPI JUMPS: Czech factory gate prices jumped by a much
higher-than-expected 1.0 percent in May on the costs of oil and
metals, adding weight to arguments for an interest rate hike and
boosting the crown currency.
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Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2008
Czech Equities <> 1,587.4 1,602.0 -0.91 -12.54
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 24.200 24.185 -0.06 +9.50
vs Dollar <CZK=> 15.690 15.702 +0.08 +15.81
U.S. Equities <> 12,307 12,142 +1.37 -7.22
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500
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CZECH PRESIDENT THANKS THE IRISIH: Europe should say "thank
you" the the Irish for rejecting the Lisbon Treaty and putting
brakes on the "erroneous" processes leading to unification of
Europe, Czech president Vaclav Klaus said in an interview.
Lidove Noviny, page 2
SARKOZY SEES RATIFICATION PROCESS CONTINUING: The process of
ratification of the Lisbon treaty should continue, French
president Nicolas Sarkozy said in an interview.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 8
ECM FLAGSHIP PROJECT- Czech developer ECM <> says
it expects its flagship Prague project, the City Tower, to be
fully sold to tenants by the end of the year.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 17
PRAGUE STOCK EXCHANGE NOT FOR SALE: Shareholders in the
Prague Stock Exchange (PSE) refuse to sell their stakes in the
bourse despite numerous bids, PSE's chief Petr Koblic said.
Lidove Noviny, page 15
PRAGUE AIRPORT SALE: Prague mayor Pavel Bem insists that the
City of Prague acquires a 34 percent stake in the Prague Airport
prior its privatisation despite earlier comments by the Prime
Minister Mirek Topolanek who rejected the deal.
E15, page 10
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