Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on June 11

                                
 PRAGUE, June 11 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Friday.
                                
 ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 2 hours)

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 Previous stories on Czech data.............[CZ-RTRS-LEN-ECI]
                                
 Overview of economic data and forecasts..........<CZ/ECON15>
                                
 Updates on CEE currencies............................[CEE/]
                                
 
 ==========================TOP NEWS============================
                                
 CEZ IN BULGARIA: Central Europe's biggest utility CEZ
<CEZPsp.PR> has delayed plans to build an 880 megawatt gas-fired
plant in Bulgaria due to an unclear regulatory landscape, the
company said on Thursday. 
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE6591WH] Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ENR]
                                
 
                                
 BUDGET LIMITS: The Czech Republic's likely next prime
minister said the incoming cabinet must take all necessary steps
to keep the 2010 budget deficit from rising above a target of
5.3 percent of gross domestic product.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE659220] Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-GVD]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: Central European assets firmed on Thursday,
tracking a stronger euro as risk appetites revived and shrugging
off the impact of a weak Hungarian bond auction. 
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE6590NK] Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 RISING YIELDS: The Czech 52-week Treasury bill yield jumped
to 1.23 percent on Thursday, 13 basis points more than in an
auction two weeks ago, on rising supply worries, dealers said. 
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE65914M] Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DBT]
                                
 
                                
 CEE POWER: Czech day-ahead contracts fell more than 7
percent on Thursday as big industrial consumers tempered demand
ahead of the weekend and on an expected rise in wind generation
capacity, traders said. 
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE6591XE] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ENR]
                                
 
                                
 DIRECT ELECTIONS: Czech centre-right parties expected to
form the next ruling coalition agreed on Thursday to amend the
constitution to end a parliament-based presidential selection
process in favour of direct elections. 
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE6590K6] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                
 
                                
 NOT GOING ABROAD: Czech central bank Governor Zdenek Tuma
denied a report on Thursday that he would head a new European
Union financial supervisory body after he leaves his job in the
bank at the end of the month.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE6590IK] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEN]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2010
 Czech Equities <.PX>    --      1132.7     2.29        1.38
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>  25.703    25.682    -0.08        2.34
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>  21.238    21.219    -0.09      -15.57
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>  10172.53  9899.25    2.76       -2.45
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT
 
==========================PRESS DIGEST==========================
                                
 VOTE DATES: President Vaclav Klaus will announce next month
the exact dates for autumn municipal and Senate elections,
likely to be in October.
                                
 Pravo, page 3
                                
 
                                
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