Politics

Jakub Kulhanek Named New Foreign Minister

President Miloš Zeman will appoint Social Democrat candidate Jakub Kulhánek (CSSD) as Foreign Minister on Wednesday afternoon at Prague Castle. After today’s meeting between Zeman and Kulhánek, the spokesman of the Castle, Jiří Ovčáček, posted on Twitter. After Monday’s dismissal of Tomáš Petříček (CSSD), diplomacy is temporarily led by the chairman of the CSSD and […]

Czech, Russian Ministers To Discuss Purchase Of Russian Vaccine

Czech Interior Minister Jan Hamacek will discuss the possibility of purchasing Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine with Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov during his visit to Moscow on April 20-21, a source close to the Russian ministry informed TASS. “During the visit, a working meeting is planned with Minister of Industry and Trade […]

Czech MPs Reject Proposed Quota For Locally-Produced Food In Supermarkets

Czech lawmakers have rejected a proposal to force supermarkets to have a mandatory quota on locally produced food. The proposed law would have come into effect in 2022 and meant the percentage of Czech food sold in large supermarkets would have to be at least 55%. This would rise to at least 73% in 2028, […]

Petricek Sacked After Losing Challenge To Hamacek

Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček (CSSD) learned of his dismissal from the government Sunday night in a meeting with the party’s chairman and deputy prime minister, Jan Hamáček. Petříček told CTK without further comment. Hamáček did not respond to questions. According to media speculation and unofficial information, Petříček is to be replaced by the current Minister […]

Czech Lockdown Eases Again

Czech schools, libraries, zoos and some stores reopened on Monday after months of coronavirus closures in one of the world’s worst-hit countries. A six-month state of emergency expired at midnight, lifting restrictions on movement including a night-time curfew and a ban on non-essential travel among districts. Children in pre-schools and grades 1-5 returned to classes, […]

Andrej Babis
Babis’ StB Agent Identification Card Found In Slovakia

The Slovak National Memory Institute (ÚPN) presented a newly uncovered StB agent card to the court as evidence of alleged cooperation by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš with the Communist State Security (StB). Today, Babiš again denied association with the secret police of the totalitarian regime. He said the StB kept records without their knowledge. According […]

Mandatory Vaccinations For Czech Children Approved By EU Court

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) accepts the Czech Republic’s position on mandatory vaccinations for children, it said in a landmark ruling on Thursday that rebuffed parents’ complaints that the government violated their rights. The decision concerns complaints filed before the COVID-19 pandemic, but could come into play again if the issue of vaccinating […]