Prague, April 17 (CTK) – A total of 83 percent of foreign investors and two thirds of Czech companies are worried about the discussion on the Czech Republic leaving the European Union, according to a survey of the Czech-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CNOPK). The Czech Republic is the most attractive country for […]
Bratislava, April 16 (CTK) – New Slovak Interior Minister Tomas Drucker will tender his resignation since he does not consider it right to dismiss Police President Tibor Gaspar, which demonstrators demand, Drucker told journalists today. Protesters call for changes after the murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee in early March that […]
Prague, April 14 (CTK) – The security of the Czech Republic is not endangered after the air strike of the USA, Britain and France in Syria and Czechs at the embassy in Damascus and within the Golan Heights mission are in order, Defence Minister Karla Slechtova (ANO) told journalists today. Slechtova spoke after today’s […]
Prague, April 13 (CTK) – The Visegrad Group (V4 countries) automotive industry associations will call on the European Union (EU) to reduce its CO2 emissions cuts target for new cars from the proposed 30 to 20 percent in 2021-2030, Czech Automotive Industry Association head Bohdan Wojnar said today. The European Commission (EC) should also […]
Prague, April 12 (CTK) – The future relations between the European Union and Britain may be based on a free trade agreement, the EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier told journalists after meeting Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis in Prague today. This would mean certain limitations compared to the current situation, given the British […]
Prague, April 11 (CTK) – The suspension of the Czech Republic’s Operational Programme Enterprise and Innovations for Competitiveness (OP EIC) by the European Commission (EC) affects some 700 Czech firms, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said at a press conference after today’s government meeting. This is the consequence of failure of the Industry and Trade […]
Prague, April 11 (CTK) – The EU is threatened with fragmentation, which it can avert only if it more respects member countries’ interests, Slovak PM Peter Pellegrini (Smer-Social Democracy) said on a visit to Prague today. His Czech counterpart Andrej Babis (ANO), too, said the Czechs want a stronger role of the member states […]
Prague, April 9 (CTK) – The Czech Republic fell behind in the transposition of EU directives as 17 of them were not incorporated in its national legislation according to an assessment made in October 2017. The Czech Republic is rather slow in transposing the directives, occupying the 21st position among European Union member states. […]
Brussels, April 6 (CTK) – The European Commission (EC) will propose a systemic and strategic solution for EU member states following the scandals concerning personal data, such as that of the Facebook, EU Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Vera Jourova has told CTK. Jourova, from the Czech Republic, said she has written […]