The candidate of the coalitions Together (ODS, KDU-ČSL, TOP 09) and Pirates with Mayors and Independents (STAN) for the post of President of the new Chamber of Deputies will be the head of TOP 09 Markéta Pekarová Adamová. This was announced by the chairman of the ODS, Petr Fiala. He also added that the incumbent government of ...
The police will start an investigation into a possible illegal act, in which signs of crimes against the republic can be seen. She stated this on Twitter in connection with information that was heard at Monday’s press conference of the Senate. She added that she could not provide further information now. Senate President Miloš Vystrčil (ODS) said on Monday ...
According to the statement of the Central Military Hospital (ÚVN), President Miloš Zeman is currently unable to perform any work duties for health reasons. This was announced today by the chairman of the Senate Miloš Vystrčil (ODS) with reference to the statements of the director of ÚVN and Zeman’s attending physician Miroslav Zavoral. According to Vystrčil, the ...
The current Prime Minister and head of ANO Andrej Babiš will not accept an authorization from President Miloš Zeman to negotiate a cabinet as the leader of the strongest party. He is ready with his movement to hand over the government to the emerging coalition of five parties without obstruction and to join the opposition. Babiš has ...
At the end of October, three Taiwanese ministers and a business delegation will visit the Czech Republic. The visit follows on from last year’s Senate mission to Taiwan. The Senate Foreign Affairs Committee recommended to the government that it use the visit to deepen mutual dialogue and mediate the establishment of business cooperation, for example in the ...
In August and September 2021, a key proceeding took place at an American court regarding the lawsuit filed by Zdenek Bakala against a Slovak-Czech businessman and friend of President Milos Zeman, Pavel Krupa. The result mirrors the situation in Czech politics and the media. A detailed 17-page statement of reasons for Judge David Norton’s judgment ...
Russian and Chinese companies will not be able to participate in any way in the construction of the new unit of the Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant. Security guarantees in the so-called low-carbon law, signed by President Miloš Zeman, provide for this. ČTK was informed about it by its spokesman. The law envisages that only technologies from suppliers ...
At today’s meeting in Lány, Tomio Okamura, chairman of the Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) movement, told President Miloš Zeman that a referendum law, including the possibility of voting to withdraw from the European Union or the North Atlantic Alliance, is a condition for any negotiations on the government. (NATO). He asked the head of state ...
The US government announced today that it will impose sanctions on SUEX OTC, which is registered in the Czech Republic. The cryptobourse, which according to the AP operates through branches in Russia, allowed illegal payments in cyber attacks of at least eight types of ransomware, the US Treasury Department said. This is the first such anti-cryptoburse action ...
