Prague, Dec 12 (CTK) – The parties in the lower house of Czech parliament want to increase the state funds for social services, their representatives told journalists before the house’s plenary session today. Christian Democrat (KDU-CSL) leader Pavel Belobradek said the previous government had not settled this issue completely. “The Labour and Social Affairs […]
Prague, Dec 11 (CTK) – The division of Czechoslovakia 25 years ago was inevitable as there was a long-standing tension between Czechs and Slovaks, former president Vaclav Klaus and former Slovak prime minister Vladimir Meciar, the crucial protagonists of the split, agreed in a public debate today. They stressed that the current relations between […]
Prague, Dec 10 (CTK) – German Social Democrat leader Martin Schulz’s plan to federalise the EU is unrealistic at present, outgoing Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek and Czech Vice President of the European Parliament Pavel Telicka told Czech Television (CT) today. Schulz’s statement mainly targeted the German domestic scene, Zaoralek and Telicka said. The […]
Prague, Dec 9 (CTK) – The coward EU is doing its most to make the pro-Palestinian terrorist movement prevail over the pro-Israeli movement, Czech President Milos Zeman said at the national conference of the anti-European populist Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) today. Well-known for his pro-Israeli stance, Zeman recently welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s […]
Prague, Dec 8 (CTK) – Czech prime minister-designate Andrej Babis wants to offer some 200 million crowns to the European Union to help tackle the refugee crisis, hoping Prague would thereby avoid court proceedings over its refusal to accept the migrant quotas, Hospodarske noviny (HN) writes today. The European Commission (EC) has decided to […]
Prague/Moscow, Dec 7 (CTK) – Czech Communist Party (KSCM) chairman Vojtech Filip today dismissed the information by Russian daily Izvestiya that the KSCM, apart from another Czech party, Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD), is for Crimea to be recognised as part of Russia. Publishing the information today, Izvestiya cited the KSCM’s press department and […]
Prague, Dec 7 (CTK) – Czech PM-designate Andrej Babis (ANO) wants to negotiate with the EC on the withdrawal of the lawsuit it filed against Prague over the migrant quotas, he told CTK in reaction to the EC’s step today, calling the quotas nonsense that only boosts the popularity of extremist parties in Europe. […]
Prague, Dec 6 (CTK) – The future government should follow the valid strategy of the Czech Republic in the European Union during the EU talks and discuss possible changes in the document transparently, the Senate agreed today in a debate about the country’s position for the upcoming EU summit. Next prime minister Andrej Babis […]
Prague, Dec 5 (CTK) – Labour market shortage is the biggest problem of the Czech economy, ANO movement chairman and next prime minister Andrej Babis said at today’s meeting of Czech export leaders. A detailed registration of job vacancies, activities linking schools with employers and employment of foreigners are measures that might help solve […]