Prague, Dec 19 (CTK) – The parliamentary vote, in which Czech Communist (KSCM) MP Zdenek Ondracek was elected chair of a lower house commission supervising the General Inspection of Security Forces (GIBS) earlier today, has been cancelled over doubts about how many MPs took part in the secret vote. A new vote will only […]
Communist MP Zdenek Ondracek will lead the GIBS Parliamentary Commission for GIBS. The lower chamber elected him in the second round of secret choice. Possible engagement of the Communist MP headed by the security corps’ supervisory board has criticized Ondráček’s involvement in suppressing anti-regime demonstrations before November 1989. Part of the deputies questioned the election. […]
Prague, Dec 18 (CTK) – New Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (ANO) would like to build a new government district in Prague to cut the operation costs, especially for rents, he said after a meeting of his minority cabinet that approved it policy statement today. “A government district has a lot of sense, there […]
Prague, Dec 18 (CTK) – Czechs trust local politicians even less than YouTubers and bloggers, as politicians are trusted by 16 percent of people, while YouTubers and bloggers are trusted by 17 percent, an October CVVM polling agency’s survey has shown. Actors, athletes and journalists are trusted more than politicians. Scientists turned out […]
Prague, Dec 18 (CTK) – The negotiations of the Czech ANO movement about parties’ support for its minority government will start on Tuesday morning when ANO leaders will meet their Civic Democrat (ODS) counterparts and then the Christian Democrat (KDU-CSL) leaders, ANO spokesman Vladimir Vorechovsky said today. KDU-CSL leader Pavel Belobradek confirmed the meeting […]
Prague, Dec 18 (CTK) – The Czech minority government of Andrej Babis (ANO) will discuss its priorities in European affairs on January 11, one day after the lower house of parliament takes a vote of confidence in it, the ministers of the new cabinet agreed today. Individual ministries are to submit its reports on […]
Prague, Dec 18 (CTK) – This is a list of the main points of the draft policy statement of the new Czech minority government of Andrej Babis (ANO): Finance and economy – Support for pension and pay rise of selected professions (teachers, workers providing social care). – Abolition of supergross wage, introduction […]
Prague, Dec 17 (CTK) – The Communist Party will not give up the nomination of MP Zdenek Ondracek, who was a policeman under the communist regime, for the head of the lower house commission supervising the General Inspection of Security Forces (GIBS), KSCM lower house group’s chairman Pavel Kovacik said today. “We have no […]
Prague, Dec 17 (CTK) – Incumbent President Milos Zeman is the clear favourite of the first round of the Czech presidential election but he would be defending his post in an equal duel with scientist Jiri Drahos in the runoff, according to the latest opinion poll released by the Czech Television (CT) today. If […]