ČR wants to host first EU-Obama summit
Event is to be held while Czech Republic presides over EU in first half of 2009
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Josef Škvorecký Award goes to Hůlová
In Stanice Tajga, the fifth novel by Petra Hůlová, an anthropologist is trying to find a man who 60 years earlier went to Siberia and never came back.
Most Czechs know little about Lisbon Treaty
Survey shows most Czechs dislike Lisobn Treaty while not knowing its content
Czech consumer lending defies credit crunch
While mortgages are losing steam, consumer loans seem unaffected by crisis
Czech officials comment on Obama's election
Will Barack Obama scrap plans to deploy a missile defence radar on Czech soil? Opinions differ on how much the new president will change the US foreign policy.
Topolánek: ČR won't ratify Lisbon this year
Constitutional complaint will delay ratification until 2009 when ČR presides over EU
Crunch prompts more production cuts at Škoda
Škoda Auto reduces target by another 18,000 cars, plans more production breaks
Baník beat Sparta amid smoke bombs and jokes
Prague footballers and fans humiliated in Ostrava by 2-0 defeat and provocations
Unpaid bills may send UEFA match to darkness
Supplier threatens to disconnect stadium from grid before Slavia v Aston Villa game
Czech economy more dependent on car sector
New Hyundai plant will partly cushion economy against crisis, but not forever
Litvínov voucher benefits criticized as too harsh
Deputy ombudsman says only drunks or gamblers should get support in food stamps
Week 44/2008 in CzechNews
US waives visa for Czechs, think-tank warns of EU "imperialism", Bém bids to lead ODS
Topolánek will refresh staff, run for ODS chair
Premier hopes "humility and change" will keep him in the saddle
Digitalization may shake up Czech TV market
New technology will boost coverage for Prima, potentially cutting TV ratings for Nova
Think-tank: Lisbon Treaty brings new imperialism
Czech NGO eStat says EU will become a superstate ruled by its largest nations
Vodochody luring Ryanair, EasyJet from Prague
Small airport north of Prague expanding to receive regular budget flights from 2011
Police lose mobile with sensitive contacts
Loss of seized phone revives questions about police treatment of Savoy meeting leak
Respekt won't apologize to Kundera
The weekly will not retract claim that Milan Kundera turned in a spy from West in 1950
Court freezes runway and ring-road projects
Projects delayed after city fails to address concerns about environmental impact
Škoda sells more cars, but strong crown hurts profits
Financial crunch expected to further bite into profits at top Czech carmaker