China rebuked US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s remarks before the Czech senate calling it an unjust attack that denigrates China and incites disagreements between other countries and China. According to the Chinese embassy in Prague, Pompeo’s statements are full of ideological prejudices and ideas from the Cold War. After meeting with Prime Minister Andrej […]
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and President Miloš Zeman today, and he will also have a speech in the Senate. Babiš wants to talk to the head of American diplomacy, mainly about business issues. Senators and Pompey would like to address cybersecurity and relations with Russia and […]
Senate President Miloš Vystrčil will be accompanied to Taiwan by a 90-member delegation, including eight senators. The trade mission was approved today by the upper house organizing committee. Věra Kuberová, the widow of the late Senate President Jaroslav Kubera, who was initially planning the trip, will fly to Taiwan. Vystrčil has a meeting with the […]
The CSSD will not support cuts in coalition negotiations on the state budget for next year, stating there must not be cuts to pensions, salaries, investments, or money to fight the drought. The party wants to increase pensions for next year by an average of CZK 900 a month and send seniors a one-time contribution […]
Pirates and Mayors and Independents (STAN) want to delete a paragraph from the government’s amendment to the Constitutional Act on the Security of the Czech Republic, which, according to them, could allow unlimited postponement of elections. They demand that the cabinet also submit a separate regulation on the Central Crisis Staff and an amendment to […]
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will arrive in the Czech Republic early Tuesday afternoon, and his visit will last until Thursday morning. A meeting between Pompeo and Prime Minister Andrej Babiš will take place on Wednesday. Senate President Miloš Vystrčil said Pompeo would also visit the upper chamber on Wednesday. Pompeo will also meet […]
The supreme state attorney says Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has a conflict of interest and continues to control Agrofert. The Supreme Prosecutors Office called the regional offices earlier ruling that the prime minister is not in conflict of interest incorrect, Neovlivní.cz reports. “After studying all the relevant documents, it can be concluded that the accused from the […]
The Czech economy shrank by a historic margin in the second quarter after COVID-19 thrust the country into lockdown. According to a preliminary estimate from the Czech Statistical Office, the GDP contracted by 10.7 percent year-on-year and by 8.4 percent quarter-on-quarter. The decline is the worst on record in the country’s history. The negative year-on-year […]
The number of COVID-19 cases in the Czech Republic has surpassed 16,000 since the beginning of the pandemic. On Wednesday, there were 278 confirmed cases to a total of 16,093. The second highest daily increase since June, according to data from the Ministry of Health. The country of 10.7 million has faced a rise in […]