PRAGUE, June 29 (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 - The Czech cabinet to hold a session. News
conference due to at 0900 GMT and 1200 GMT.
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PRAGUE - Czech President Vaclav Klaus to meet Slovak
President Ivan Gasparovic. News conference at 0835 GMT.
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CZECH REPUBLIC - Farmers to protest against low prices of
milk.
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PRAGUE - European Union (EU) - India (Troika) ministerial
meeting with Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kohout, European Union
External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner, European
Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, Indian Federal Foreign
Minister Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna and State Secretary of
Swedish Foreign Minister Frank Belfrage. News conference at 1315
GMT.
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PRAGUE - The Presidency of the Council of the European Union
to organise conference "Holocaust Era Assets Conference". The
joint statement of the Czech Presidency and the European
Commission to be signed at the conference. News conference at
1500 GMT.
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PRAGUE - Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer to meet Slovak
President Ivan Gasparovic.
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CZECH FLOODS WIDEN: Heavy rain swept the southern Czech
Republic on Sunday causing further flooding and bringing the
death toll for the last week to 13, rescue teams and Czech media
reported.
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CEE BONDS STRONGER: Hungarian bonds rose on Friday, helped
by the European Central Bank's moves this week to boost banking
liquidity, while Poland's paper rose after it said it would not
offer long bonds in the next two months.
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CEE PANIC OVER -ECB'S NOWOTNY: The meltdown panic
anticipating the financial collapse of emerging Europe that
would also bring Austria to its knees is over, Austrian central
bank governor Ewald Nowotny said.
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Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2009
Czech Equities <> 894.8 894.8 +0.00 n/a
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 25.992 25.992 +0.00 +3.07
vs Dollar <CZK=> 18.596 18.598 +0.15 +2.91
U.S. Equities <> 8,438 8,472 -0.40 -3.85
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600 GMT
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CSA NET WORTH: The net worth of Czech Airlines, slated for
privatisation this year, fell by 27 percent last year to 4.8
billion crowns ($258.1 million), according to international
accounting standards.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 17
STEEL AID REQUEST: A request from ArcelorMittal Ostrava
<ISPA.AS> for support in paying employees left at home from a
drop in orders, which will be discussed on Monday by the
government, will likely not go through.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 17
TATRA JOBS: Truckmaker Tatra will shed another 500 jobs due
to falling sales. By the end of May it had 3,100 workers, down
from 4,400 last August.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 20
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