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The drama surrounding the IPB bank is increasingly becoming obscured by a fierce dispute between the country's two largest political parties. The main opposition Civic Democrats have described the government's move to save the bank from collapse as daylight robbery. The whole case may also have international consequences. reports.

A red London double-decker bus was cruising the streets of Ostrava on Wednesday, as the British ambassador to the Czech Republic, David Broucher, visited the city. With last week's visit by the Austrian ambassador and the Phillipine's ambassador set to visit the city next week, it seems that Ostrava is doing as much as possible to lure foreign investment to the region. But will it succeed? For more here's our Ostrava correspondent, .

The chairman of the extreme right National Alliance, Vladimir Skoupy, was released from jail on Thursday. Mr. Skoupy was given a one-year suspended sentence earlier this month for making racist speeches at far right demonstrations. joins me now with this report: