Prague, (CTK) – Prime Minister Andrej Babis’s minority cabinet (ANO) approved its resignation today as it did not gain confidence in the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday and it will rule until a new cabinet is appointed, Babis has told journalists. Babis wants to have a personal meeting with Zeman. Zeman is expected to […]
Prague, (CTK) – The Czech Finance Ministry is very likely to remove the Capi hnizdo project, implicating Prime Minister Andrej Babis, from EU financing as it is the best solution for the budget, the ministry told journalists today. The decision will be made despite a disagreement expressed by the committee of the Regional Operational […]
Prague, (CTK) – More than 200 people gathered to protest against Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (ANO) and the nomination of Communist (KSCM) MP Zdenek Ondracek to the post of a parliamentary body supervising police inspectors near the parliament building in the city’s historical centre today. The organisers originally planned only a protest against […]
Prague, (CTK) – Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (ANO) took over the now giant Agrofert concern under suspicious circumstances at a time when he was a manager of this state-controlled firm, Pirate lower house group’s head Jakub Michalek said today, but Babis dismissed this in parliament. “I made up Agrofert, I founded it and […]
Prague, (CTK) – The leaders of the Czech right-wing and centrist opposition parties sharply criticised Prime Minister Andrej Babis (ANO) after his minority government lost the confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies today when no MP from any of the eight other parties voted in its support. The right-wing Civic Democrat (ODS) leader […]
Prague, (CTK) – The minority government of Andrej Babis (ANO) lost the confidence vote held in the lower house of Czech parliament today and it will have to submit its resignation, but it will continue ruling the country until the appointment of a new cabinet. This result was expected since none of the other […]
Vienna/New York/Berlin, Jan 15 (CTK) – Incumbent Czech President Milos Zeman has a bigger reason for fears than it seemed that he will not defend his post in the second round of the election, the Austrian dailies Die Presse and Der Standard write today. The New York Times (NYT) writes a commentary headlined Czech […]
Prague, Jan 16 (CTK) – Prime Minister and ANO leader Andrej Babis and ANO first deputy head Jaroslav Faltynek will ask the Chamber of Deputies to release them for prosecution in the Capi hnizdo case of a suspected EU subsidy fraud, Babis said before a meeting of the Chamber mandate and immunity committee today. […]
Prague, Jan 15 (CTK) – The two bidders for Czech president have not yet agreed on how many TV duels they should have before the January 26-27 runoff vote, since President Milos Zeman has accepted offers from four TV stations, while Jiri Drahos wants two debates, Drahos and Zeman’s spokesman said separately today. Zeman […]