Articles for tag: Czech Industry and Trade Ministry, Trump

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Steelmakers Discouraged By Trump’s Protectionist Tariffs

Prague, May 2 (CTK) – The extension of the EU’s temporary exemption from US tariffs on aluminium and steel imports by one month is a disappointment for Czech steelmakers, Confederation of Industry spokeswoman Eva Velickova told CTK today.   Any customs measures imposed by the USA on the EU make no sense and can only ...

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Zeman Bashes USA For Meddling In Hackers Extradition Case

Strbske Pleso, North Slovakia, April 5 (CTK) – Czech President Milos Zeman criticised the extradition of alleged Russian hacker Yevgenyi Nikulin from the Czech Republic to the United States as as a step that might be used in an internal political fight in the USA, he said during his visit to Slovakia today.   The ...

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Russian Hacker Nikulin Extradited To USA

Prague, March 30 (CTK) – The Czech Republic has extradited suspected Russian hacker Yevgeni Nikulin to the USA, and the plane with Nikulin, who was also wanted by Russia, left the Prague airport last night, Justice Ministry’s spokeswoman Tereza Schejbalova has announced on Twitter.   The Czech police detained Nikulin in October 2016 based on ...

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Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis Meets US House Speaker Paul Ryan in Prague

U.S. Rep Blasts Russia’s Attempts To Subvert Czech-U.S. Alliance

Prague, March 27 (CTK) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan denounced Russia for spreading disinformation and trying to undermine the alliance between Prague and the USA, and praised the Czech decision to expel three Russian diplomats as a step of solidarity with London in his speech in Czech parliament today.   Ryan, in ...

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Czech President Milos Zeman

President Zeman: Orders Hunt For Novichok After Moscow’s Accusations

Prague, March 26 (CTK) – President Milos Zeman today ordered the BIS counter-intelligence to check whether the Novichok nerve agent, which was used to attack a Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal in Britain, was developed or stored in Czech territory, Zeman’s spokesman Jiri Ovcacek said in a written statement.   The BIs should check industrial plants ...

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Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis Meets US House Speaker Paul Ryan in Prague

PM Babis Hosts U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan

Prague, March 26 (CTK) – Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis met U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan, who is on a private visit in the Czech Republic, at the Government Office and they talked about economic, trade and scientific cooperation today.   Ryan with his family is supposed to stay in the Czech Republic ...

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US House Speaker Paul Ryan Arrives In Prague To Meet PM Andrej Babis

Prague, March 25 (CTK) – Paul Ryan, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, probably arrived in Prague this afternoon for a private visit during which he would meet Czech PM Andrej Babis (ANO) on Monday and visit both houses of parliament on Tuesday.   A meeting with President Milos Zeman is not on Ryan’s ...

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Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis

Communists Object To PM Babis’s Proposal To Expel Russian Diplomats

Prague, March 23 (CTK) – PM Andrej Babis (ANO) and Communist (KSCM) chairman Vojtech Filip discussed today a possible expulsion of Russian diplomats in reaction to Moscow connecting the Czech Republic with the poison used in an attack on a former agent in Britain, Filip told reporters after the meeting.   He said he hoped ...

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PM Babis Informs Zeman Of Intent To Expel Russian Diplomats

Brussels, March 23 (CTK) – Czech PM Andrej Babis has informed President Milos Zeman about the plan to expel some Russian diplomats from Prague over the use of a nerve poison in Britain, he said today at the close of the EU summit that shared Britain’s view that Russia is most probably responsible for the ...