Prague, July 24 (CTK) – When billionaire Andrej Babis entered politics a few years ago, he applied the businesslike style of dealing with problems and seeking solutions and was not burdened with ideological disputes, but he seems to be afraid of voters now, Marek Svehla has written in latest issue of weekly Respekt. This ...
Prague, July 24 (CTK) – Czech Defence Minister Lubomir Metnar (for ANO) faces a suspicion of plagiarism in his university thesis and he would consider resignation if it were confirmed, public Czech Television (CT) reported today. Metnar did not properly quote all sources listed in his thesis from 2004, CT said. Immediately after ...
Prague, July 17 (CTK) – Petr Krcal’s (Social Democrats, CSSD) resignation as labour and social affairs minister today was the only possible solution to the emerged suspicion of plagiarism on his part in his thesis from 2007, Prime Minister Andrej Babis (ANO) has told reporters. He said he is leaving the choice of Krcal’s ...
Prague, July 16 (CTK) – Czech PM and ANO chairman Andrej Babis and ANO’s Prague branch agreed today on replacing Patrik Nacher with entrepreneur Petr Stuchlik as the movement’s leader in the autumn local elections in Prague, followed by Nacher in the second position, Nacher has told journalists. The number three candidate will be ...
Prague, July 11 (CTK) – The policy statement of the new Czech cabinet of ANO and the Social Democrats (CSSD) is very good and corresponds to the situation in the country, PM Andrej Babis (ANO) told the Chamber of Deputies before its vote of confidence in his cabinet today. He mentioned and highlighted six ...
Prague, July 10 (CTK) – The right-wing opposition criticises the Czech government of Andrej Babis (ANO) for bringing the Communists to power for the first time since the 1989 fall of the communist regime and will not vote confidence in it in the Chamber of Deputies, the opposition leaders said today. The Communists (KSCM) ...
Prague, July 10 (CTK) – The leaders of ANO and the Social Democrats (CSSD) signed a coalition agreement between their parties today, on the eve of the Chamber of Deputies’ vote of confidence in the ANO-CSSD minority government. In recent days, the coalition agreement was signed by the two parties’ deputies. The second ...
Prague, July 9 (CTK) – The image of the Czech brand-new cabinet is burdened with infamous affairs of some of its members, Pavel Baroch writes in weekly Tyden today, mentioning Tatana Mala (justice), Lubomir Metnar (defence), Antonin Stanek (culture) and Richard Brabec (environment) among the disputable ministers. The far most embarrassing is the case ...
Prague/Sofia, July 7 (CTK) – New Justice Minister Tatana Mala (ANO) should probably step down if it is proven that she copied someone else’s work in her theses, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (ANO) told Czech Radio (CRo) today. Babis said on Monday, Mala was to express her position on the allegations at a ...
