Czech coalition survives confidence vote

The Czech government narrowly survived a confidence vote in parliament on the 18 July 2012, though it faced an uphill battle to survive its remaining two years in office as a series of corruption scandals and a weak economy take their toll.

Deutsche Welle, 19.7.12: Czech government survives vote of no confidence http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,16108862,00.html

Hospodárske Noviny, 22.8.12: Brussels releases corruption-locked cash (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/2564091-brussels-releases-corruption-locked-cash

ESO: Background information: Czech sleaze stymies investment, business warns http://www.europeansources.info/record/czech-sleaze-stymies-investment-business-warns/

Hospodárske Noviny, 30.8.12: Ready for a ‛clean hands’ operation (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/2607821-ready-clean-hands-operation

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