Kosice, East Slovakia, Sept 17 (CTK) – Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis and his Slovak counterpart Peter Pellegrini criticised the EC plan to upgrade the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) as of 2020 after the joint meeting of the two countries’ governments today. They said this would be a useless parallel structure […]
Prague, Sept 17 (CTK) – By accepting a few dozen orphans from refugee camps the Czech Republic might show its solidarity in tackling the migrant crisis, MEP Michaela Sojdrova told CTK today, adding that she would like to meet PM Andrej Babis, who opposed the plan this weekend, to discuss her initiative. The government […]
Brussels, Sept 17 (CTK correspondent) – EC Vice-President Maros Sefcovic, from Slovakia, today confirmed he wants to be the European Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group’s leading candidate in the EU elections and said he has been backed by nine Social Democratic parties and thus met the S&D’s internal conditions. Sefcovic, 52, together with German […]
Berlin, Sept 14 (CTK correspondent) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel will receive Czech President Milos Zeman in a week, Berlin announced today, and Zeman will also meet his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday, September 21. Zeman will pay a three-day official visit to Germany next week. He will arrive in Berlin on […]
Prague, Sept 14 (CTK) – The EP’s Wednesday vote was no trial of Hungary nor did it have anything to do with its approach to migration, Czech Interior Minister Jan Hamacek, who is also acting foreign minister, said today, adding that he, too, feels concerned by some of Hungarian PM Viktor Orban’s steps. Hamacek, […]
Prague, Sept 14 (CTK) – The Czech Chamber of Deputies will discuss the UN global compact for migration on Wednesday, it decided on the proposal of the Communists (KSCM) today, though their previous proposal to put the compact on the agenda failed to make it through on Thursday. The global compact was approved by […]
Prague, Sept 14 (CTK) – The state has signed three deals on granting subsidies worth 6.5 million crowns to firms that are part of Agrofert, a holding built by current PM Andrej Babis, and also to firms of Agriculture Minister Miroslav Toman’s father, which may be at odds with the EU rules, the Pirates have […]
Prague, Sept 13 (CTK) – Czech PM Andrej Babis (ANO) will ask the ANO MEPs why they backed the recommendation for the EU to launch a procedure against Hungary over a threat to EU values in the EP vote, he said today. He added that he considers this unnecessary in a situation where the […]
Prague, Sept 13 (CTK) – The Czech Republic will not be actively involved in a debate on the anti-Russian sanctions, Prime Minister Andrej Babis (ANO) told reporters today. He said the top elected officials had agreed at their Wednesday meeting on foreign policy at Prague Castle, the office of President Milos Zeman, that they […]