The Czech Republic is firmly integrated into the European Union and the issue of its membership in it should not be part of the political debate, believes Prime Minister Andrej Babiš. However, this does not mean that Czechia should automatically agree to everything proposed by “Eurocrats” in Brussels or “progressive political elites in large countries.” […]
The Czech Republic has asked the Court of Justice of the European Union to impose a fine of five million euros (about 127.3 million crowns) on Poland for each day that mining continues in the Turów lignite mine near the Czech border. “The Czech Republic is asking the court to impose a fine of five […]
The European Union and the United States have agreed to end a protracted dispute over subsidizing the production of Airbus and Boeing aircraft. This was stated by the President of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen after the meeting with the American President Joe Biden. After negotiations, the White House confirmed that tariffs […]
The European Commission is demanding approximately 2.1 billion crowns (82.5 million euros) from the Czech Republic for incorrect assessment of customs duties on imports of textiles and footwear from China in 2012 to 2019. The commission is also demanding money from other EU countries because they underestimated the value of imported goods from China. This has led […]
The European Commission will take part in a lawsuit against Poland brought by the Czech Republic before the Court of Justice of the EU over the expansion of mining in the Polish coal mine Turów. The Czech authorities filed a lawsuit against the EU judiciary in February. Last month, the court ordered the mining in the […]
The European Parliament has finally approved the introduction of covid certificates, so-called covid passports, which should make it easier for people to travel across borders from the beginning of July. A large majority of MEPs have supported the rules requiring all EU countries to issue and recognize free certificates of vaccination, negative testing or illness. The […]
A majority of MEPs today intend to support the introduction of so-called covid passports, which are intended to make it easier for people to travel across borders during a pandemic from July. In the morning debate, MEPs said that digital certificates would be a great relief for the people of the European Union and the needy […]
The European Union’s budget, increased by an extraordinary reconstruction fund, should count on a total expenditure of 311.3 billion euros (7.9 trillion CZK) next year. It was proposed today by the European Commission, according to which the grants for member states from the unprecedented crisis package will amount to 143.5 billion euros. Another 167.8 billion will go […]
According to seasonally calculated data, the economies of the European Union countries in the first quarter fell by 0.1 percent compared to the previous three months due to a pandemic. This was announced today by Eurostat, in its revised report. This is a better development than the Office stated in a previous estimate, according to which the […]