Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on July 7

                                
 PRAGUE, July 7 (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)

 ======================== ECONOMIC DATA ========================
                                
 Real-time economic data releases....................<ECONCZ>
                                
 Previous stories on Czech data.............[CZ-RTRS-LEN-ECI]
                                
 Overview of economic data and forecasts..........<CZ/ECON15>
                                
 Updates on Czech currency.............................[CZK/]
                                
 
====================== EVENTS ==================================
                                
PRAGUE - June foreign exchange reserves data at 0800 GMT.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - Car Importers' Association (SDA) to hold a news
conference on half-year passenger car registrations (1200 GMT).
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-AUT]
====================== TOP NEWS ================================
                                
 CZECHS, U.S TO SEAL RADAR DEAL: The United States and the
Czech Republic will sign a treaty on Tuesday to build a missile
defence radar in the central European country, defying public
opposition there as well as sabre-rattling by Russia.
                                
 Story: [ID:L06142473] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-US]
                                
 
                                
 CENTRAL BANK RECEIVES SANOFI BID: The Czech central bank
(CNB) has received for a review a takeover bid proposal from
Sanofi-Aventis <SASY.PA> for generic drug maker Zentiva
<ZNTVsp.PR>, a CNB spokesman said on Friday.
                                
 Story: [ID:L04231735] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DRU]
                                
 
                                
 CEZ MAY ASK FOR NUCLEAR REVIEW: Czech power firm CEZ
<CEZPsp.PR> may ask the state to launch an environmental
assessment study on a potential new nuclear power plant, Prime
Minister Miroslav Topolanek said on Friday.
                                
 Story: [ID:L04150140] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-NUC]
                                
 
                                
 CME SEES UKRAINE REVENUE DOUBLING: Television group Central
European Media Enterprises (CME) <CETV.O> <CETVsp.PR> sees
revenues from its Ukraine operations more than doubling over the
next three years to around $300 million, its chief executive
told Reuters.
                                
 Story: [ID:L04513391] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-PUB]
                                
 
                                
 TRADE SURPLUS GROWS BUT EXPORTS SAG: Czech foreign trade
showed a bigger-than-expected surplus in May, sending the crown
currency to an all-time high, but weak export dynamics
underlined worries over the currency's impact on future economic
growth.
                                
  Story: [ID:L0448023] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ECI]

 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2008
 Czech Equities  <.PX> 1,420.0  1,441.4   -1.48        -21.77
 vs Euro     <EURCZK=>  23.630   23.630   +0.00        +12.15
 vs Dollar      <CZK=>  15.105   15.017   -0.62        +20.24
 U.S. Equities  <.DJI>  11,289   11,216   +0.65        -14.90
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500
                                
 
 ====================== PRESS DIGEST ===========================
                                
 OIL PRODUCER DISPUTE: A court issued a preliminary
injunction last month preventing asset transfers at oil producer
Moravske Naftove Doly due to disputes between businessman Karel
Komarek and Germany's E.ON <EONG.DE> and Slovakia's natural gas
firm SPP, co-owned by Gaz de France <GAZ.PA> and E.ON.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 15
                                
 
                                
 ENERGY STRATEGY: The government may decide in autumn whether
it will open a debate over the country's energy strategy and
prepare proposals for adjustments, Prime Minister Mirek
Topolanek said in an interview.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 3
                                
 
                                
 MOL TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE FOR CEZ NUCLEAR PLANTS: Hungary's
oil concern MOL <MOLB.BU> will provide maintenance of CEZ's
<CEZPsp.PR> nuclear plants Temelin and Dukovany.
                                
 E15, page 1
                                
 
                                
 Reuters has not verified the media reports, nor does it
vouch for their accuracy.
                                
 
 For Instant Views of key economic data click on    [CZ/INSTANT]
 For summary of economic data and forecasts          <CZ/ECON01>
 For diary of forthcoming Czech events                [CZ/DIARY]
 For calendar of east European economic indicators  [CONV/DIARY]
 TOP NEWS -- Emerging markets                         [TOP/EMRG]
 TOP NEWS -- Convergence watch                        [TOP/EAST]

 For an economic indicator diary for the euro zone, the United
 States and other Group of Seven countries see         <G7TODAY>

 For real-time stock market index quotes click in brackets:
 Warsaw WIG20 <.WIG20>  Budapest BUX <.BUX>  Prague PX <.PX>

                                
 News editor of the day: Jan Lopatka on +420 224 190 477;
fax: +420 224 229 935
                                
 E-mail: prague.newsroom@reuters.com
 (Compiled by Jana Mlcochova)