\ Launched in 1991, Ekonom is the main political and economic weekly in the Czech Republic. The magazine belongs to the Economia Group, which also owns business dailyHospodářské novinyand the weeklyRespekt.
New nuclear reactors are become a rarity in Europe, which makes the case of the Czech Republic's Temelín power station all the more interesting, for which the Russians and Americans are engaged in a competition that involves politicians, lobbyists and secret services.
Following the breakdown of the coalition agreement, the centre-right government of Petr Nečas asked for and got the confidence of Deputies on April 27 – though this doesn’t rule out early elections. Eventually, worries Ekonom, this ministerial instability that has gone on for some years may bring the communists into the government.