Wednesday, 25 February 2009
Opinion
Let our flats be!
Respekt.cz
MonitorPlus MPs will most likely agree to slow down rent deregulation, writes Respekt's Tomáš Pavlíček.
Arts
Theatre in English
Respekt
MonitorPlus Prague is no longer the "Paris of the 90s", but English-language theatre still thrives here.
Business
Czech businessman arrested in Mongolia
Hospodářské noviny
MonitorPlus Mongolian authorities charged a Czech businessman with fraud since the Mongolian people he provided jobs for failed to get Czech work permits. He is facing 10 years imprisonment.
Business
Tatra developing passenger cars
Hospodářské noviny
MonitorPlus As soon as the markets calm down, Tatra wants to launch a car based on the legendary Tatra T87 with the wheel frame of a Subaru Outback.
Czech Press
Breakfast Brief - 25 February 2009
Prague Daily Monitor
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NEWS
Rath threatens insurance companies over fees

Dining
Prague awaits second Michelin star
HOSPODÁŘSKÉ NOVINY
MonitorPlus For the first time this year, a Czech restaurant with a Czech chef could receive a Michelin star. Oldřich Sahajdák from La Degustation is the hottest candidate for the award.
Business
Politicians' talk makes the crown go round
Hospodářské noviny
MonitorPlus Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek joked about the Czech Republic needing foreign aid and the crown weakened immediately. The economic crisis is making the market particularly sensitive to comments on economic development.
National
Plzeň to launch mobile phone payments
HOSPODÁŘSKÉ NOVINY
MonitorPlus A new payment system will enable passengers on Plzeň public transport to buy tickets using their mobile phones.
Life
Virtual striptease
RESPEKT
MonitorPlus Exposing one's privacy through online social networks.
Czech Press
Breakfast Brief - 24 February 2009
Prague Daily Monitor
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NEWS
Abbas, Klaus agree on Middle East peace talks

Business
Restaurant's 'pay what you want' scheme fails
Hospodářské noviny
MonitorPlus Customers of the Prague restaurant U Petrské věže were to decide the price of meals in a unique experiment that was to last two weeks. Instead they decided to pay nothing.
Opinion
Czechs and an unfair attack
Respekt.cz
MonitorPlus Respekt's Jan Macháček questions whether foreign investors perceive the Czech market fairly and whether approving the Lisbon Treaty was a "tragic error" as President Klaus says.