Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on July 3

                                
 PRAGUE, July 3 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Thursday:
                                
 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 - Czech central bank governing board to hold a
regular weekly meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary
policy issues.
                                
  Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-PLCY]

====================== TOP NEWS ===============================
                                
 CZECHS TO OPEN CO2 SALES: The Czech Republic will sell a
portion of surplus greenhouse gas emissions rights under the
UN-run Kyoto Protocol in an inaugural auction held by the turn
of the year.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL02397960]  Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CO2]

====================== OTHER NEWS ==============================
                                
 CROWN HITS RECORD TO DOLLAR: The Czech crown hit new record
of 14.978 versus the U.S. dollar <CZK=> in overnight trading,
touching levels below 15.00 crowns for the first time.
                                
 Crown reports: [CZK/]

---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2008
 Czech Equities  <.PX> 1,471.4  1,458.5   +0.88        -18.94
 vs Euro     <EURCZK=>  23.845   23.850   +0.02        +11.13
 vs Dollar      <CZK=>  15.011   15.026   +0.08        +21.02
 U.S. Equities  <.DJI>  11,216   11,382   -1.46        -15.45
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500

 ====================== PRESS DIGEST ===========================
                                
     
                                
 SKODA SALES: Sales at Volkswagen's <VOWG.DE> Czech unit
Skoda Auto go according to plan, its spokesman said, but a union
leader said the rising price of oil and the appreciation of the
crown are putting pressure on the company.
                                
  Mlada Fronta Dnes, page B1
                                
 
                                
 GREENS TO STAY IN GOVT: The coalition Green Party, which
opposes development of nuclear capacities in the country, will
not leave the government if Czech power group CEZ <CEZPsp.PR>
asks for environmental impact assessment study for expanding its
nuclear plant in Temelin.
                                
 Mlada Fronta Dnes, page B1
                                
 
                                
 PRESIDENT AGAINST LISBON TREATY: Czech President Vaclav
Klaus said he hoped that approval of the Lisbon Treaty in the
Czech Republic will be prevented by either the Constitutional
Court or the upper house of parliament, the Senate.
                                
 Lidove Noviny, page 2

                                
     
                                
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vouch for their accuracy.
                                
 
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 For calendar of east European economic indicators  [CONV/DIARY]
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 TOP NEWS -- Convergence watch                        [TOP/EAST]

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 States and other Group of Seven countries see         <G7TODAY>

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 (Compiled by Jana Mlcochova)