The New Presence 2/2008
2/2008

Editor's notes
Opinions
No visas, no friends
European expansion or Putin expansion?
Let the economy cycle
News roundup
A look at the Czech Republic as well as key stories from Central and Eastern Europe from the last few months
Point : counterpoint
Should we pay flat fees for medical services?
Exceptions are ill-advised
Children and senior citizens should be exempt
Comment
Pitfalls, paradoxes, and surprises of presidential elections
Election Fallout
The Czech EU presidency -- a missed opportunity?
France
A sad lesson
The Czech Republic
Showdown in Plzeň
Here come the Neo Nazis
Why are they still here?
Europe and the world
Running reform off the road
Biofuel backlash
Circus in China
Interview
Back to 1989
Special feature
Prisons: they were supposed to be humane
Economy
Corruption as a national trait
Literature
Through American eyes
Psychology
Spare the rod and spoil the child?
Culture
Blobbies and architecture
The National Library is'nt just a "big building"
The Prague Writers' Festival
Then and now
Castles built on sand
A Přítomnost article from 1938
Letter from...
Lisbon







