Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on June 9

                                
 PRAGUE, June 9 (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 ========================
                                
 May inflation data at 0700 GMT
                                
 May unemployment data at 0700 GMT
                                
 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 - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. Agenda
includes Agenda includes a tender for $7 billion environment
cleanup, a proposal to cut health insurance payments as a way to
lower tax burden. News conference seen at 1030 GMT. 
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                
 
                                
 TIRANA - Albanian government to announce a shortlist of
bidders for a majority stake in the country's power distributor
DSO; Czech power group CEZ <CEZPsp.PR> is interested.
                                
 Related News: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ELG]
                                
 
======================= TOP NEWS ===============================
                                
 CZECH GOVERNMENT:  The Czech Republic's ruling coalition may
collapse by the end of the year unless it can overcome
infighting and push ahead with reforms, Prime Minister Mirek
Topolanek said in a newspaper interview on Saturday.    
                                
 Story: [ID:nL07454604] Related news: [RTRS-LEN CZ-POL]
                                

                                
CZECH TRADE:The Czech foreign trade surplus jumped in April
after poor March readings but analysts said high oil prices, the
strong Czech crown and the slowdown in the euro zone may have
begun to affect exporters.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL06423648] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MCE]
                                

                                
 ECB: The European Central Bank is supposed to always keep
its monetary policy options open, Slovenian Finance Minister
Andrej Bajuk, who is also the chairman of European Union finance
ministers, said on Friday.
                                
[ID:nPRG000838] Realted news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ECB]
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2008
 Czech Equities  <.PX> 1,632.6  1,654.3   -1.31        -10.05
 vs Euro     <EURCZK=>  24.640   24.570   -0.28         +7.55
 vs Dollar      <CZK=>  15.632   15.555   -0.50        +16.23
 U.S. Equities  <.DJI>  12,210   12,604   -3.13         -7.95
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500
====================== PRESS DIGEST ============================
                                
 EURO ADOPTION IN SLOVAKIA: Revaluing the central parity rate
in Slovakia is a very significant signal showing how the Slovak
economy will develop, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said.
                                
 Hospodarske noviny, page 8

                                
 RWE: Germany's RWE <RWEG.DE> plans to build wind mills in
the Czech Republic with total output of 100 megawatts.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 17
                                
 
                                
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vouch for their accuracy.
 
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 (Compiled by Jana Mlcochova)