Berlin, Sept 5 (CTK) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel received Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis with military honours during his visit to Berlin shortly after noon today, and their negotiations on issues such as the EU’s future, migration and bilateral relations started afterwards. Some 30 to 40 people demonstrated against Babis, the billionaire leader […]
Prague, Sept 2 (CTK) – Russia is increasingly using non-military hybrid methods, which confirms that Moscow realises the strength of the military guarantee NATO provides to its members, Czech ambassador to NATO Jiri Sedivy told CTK today. The defence against hybrid attacks, may they come from anywhere, demands a good intelligence overview and quality […]
Prague, Sept 2 (CTK) – It is a good thing, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (ANO) told the Prima television station today about German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas’s statement that EU countries should not be forced to accept refugees. This is a positive shift, he added. “This positive, very positive,” Babis reacted to […]
Prague, Aug 31 (CTK) – The European Commission decided that the Czech Republic would not pay any fines because of possible conflict of interest of deputies sitting on supervisory board of the State Agricultural Intervention Fund (SZIF), the fund’s spokeswoman Vladimira Novakova told CTK today. The MPs in question are Jaroslav Faltynek (ANO) and […]
Bratislava, Aug 31 (CTK) – Jozef Hambalek, head of the Slovak branch of the Night Wolves Russian nationalist motorcycle club, known for its close relation to President Vladimir Putin, has been fined in Slovakia for unauthorised possession of old military equipment, the aktuality.sk server has reported. The Economy Ministry imposed a fine of 33,000 […]
Prague, Aug 29 (CTK) – Czech PM Andrej Babis will discuss migration, EU budget, Brexit and EU elections with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in one week’s time, on September 5, in Berlin, and also meet Bundestag President Wolfgang Schauble, government spokeswoman Petra Dolezalova said today. Apart from European affairs, the politicians will deal with […]
We have the people to help but in their country, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said in a speech before Czech ambassadors about migrants heading for Europe. “If I’m talking about not wanting to accept one migrant, it’s because it’s a symbol. We should negotiate with the states of North Africa and have the Marshall Plan for Africa,” […]
Prague, Aug 27 (CTK) – The Czech Republic’s departure from the European Union (EU) would threaten the country’s future, Prime Minister Andrej Babis (ANO) said in his speech at the annual conference of Czech ambassadors today. He also stressed the EU’s importance for Czech trade. The European Union should return to its essence, […]
Prague, Aug 17 (CTK) – Prague fares the worst in a recent study comparing air pollution in ten metropolises in the European Union (EU) that was conducted by the Brussels-based Transport & Environment (T&E) think tank, daily Lidove noviny (LN) writes today. To breathe the air in Prague for four days is like smoking […]