Czech Prime Minster Andrej Babis fired his health minister on Wednesday, the third to have been ousted during the pandemic in one of Europe’s hardest-hit countries. Jan Blatny was replaced by Petr Arenberger, the director of Prague’s University Hospital Vinohrady, who was sworn in by President Milos Zeman. The move opens the way for a […]
Austria will provide the Czech Republic with 30,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s office said on Friday in what it called a display of solidarity after it felt the European Union did not properly address a shortage there. “We will…support the Czech Republic bilaterally with 30,000 doses of vaccine and believe it is […]
Nineteen opposition lawmakers have sent an open letter to Prime Minister Andrej Babis (ANO) calling for the removal of Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Industry and Trade and Transport Karel Havlíček from government posts tender procedure for the construction of a new unit at the Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant. According to them, Havlíček’s actions endanger […]
The Czech secret services have warned the Czech government against including Russian energy giant Rosatom in a planned tender on building a new unit at the Dukovany nuclear power station as it would leave the country vulnerable. The only solution, according to the secret service, is to exclude Rosatom before the tender even begins. However, […]
Popular public service broadcaster Czech Television has been under threat since the broadcaster’s supervisory commission – which controls the TV’s activities, appoints the director-general, and approves the budget – was suddenly removed in November, and last week’s vote in parliament hints at the broadcaster’s current director-general Petr Dvořák being replaced soon. “I am worried about […]
The Ministry of Finance’s decision not to provide applicants with a report from the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) on the Stork’s Nest subsidy case was illegal., according to the Municipal Court in Prague. The court upheld the administrative action of the Kverulant organization. Prime Minister Andrej Babiš is facing charges. Kverulant claims that it was […]
Anti-COVID restrictions on movement and other measures will continue to apply after March 21, when it was initially announced. Today, the government extended the measures until the end of the state of emergency. It is still valid until March 28, but the cabinet wants to extend it. According to the Minister of Health Jan Blatný, […]
Czech President Milos Zeman has called for Health Minister Jan Blatny to be dismissed for not rushing to allow Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to be used in the country. Blatny has said the vaccine should only be used in the country after the European Union registers it, while Zeman insisted in an interview published […]
Police in the Czech Republic on Monday announced efforts to indict alleged members of a U.K.-based organized crime group accused of stealing 1.4 billion crowns by defrauding two banks and an insurance company at least 21 times. Four people, three of whom are Czech nationals, face possible trial for insurance and credit card fraud. Police added that […]