Increased Maximum Capacity For Cultural Events From July 1st
From July 1st, the maximum permitted capacity for cultural events should increase to 5,000 outdoors and 2,000 indoors. In schools, pupils and teachers will not be required to wear face…
Czech Communist Party Withdraws Support For Governing Coalition
The Czech Communist Party has announced it is ending its support for the current governing coalition composed of ANO and the Social Democrats (ČSSD), due to disagreements over government policy.…
PM Babiš Promises 100,000 Vaccinations Per Day From April
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has promised an acceleration of the COVID-19 vaccination process from April. “From April 1st, we must have a vaccination capacity of 100,000 per day,” he…
Coronavirus News Roundup: EMA Approves Janssen Vaccine As Babiš Visits Israel
On Thursday, the European Medicines Agency approved the use of the Janssen vaccine produced by Johnson and Johnson in Europe. The Czech Republic has ordered 2 million doses. In other…
Consolidation Among Opposition Raises Political Heat For Babiš
Opinion polls released last week showed ANO trailing for the first time in almost four years, following recent consolidation among opposition parties into two new alliances to fight the general…
PM Babiš To Visit Serbia To Discuss Sputnik V Vaccine
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš is visiting Serbia today to get first-hand information on the successful vaccination process in Serbia, where more than 500,000 citizens have been vaccinated, many of…
PM Babiš Visits Budapest To Discuss Hungary’s Experience With Sputnik V Vaccine
The Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš visited Budapest, with the goal of finding out more about Hungary’s experience with COVID-19 vaccines and drugs that have not been approved by the…
Opinion Polls Show Persistent Large Lead For Governing ANO Movement
A new poll has shown no significant change since pre-coronavirus times, with ANO polling over double its two nearest challengers, who are also still the same. Photo credit: Czech Rep.,…
Babis: “We Will Never Again Bring In A Universal Lockdown”
In response to opposition concerns about a second wave of Covid-19, Prime Minister Andrej Babis (ANO) stated that the government is ready, with smart quarantine systems in place, and that…
Public Gatherings of Over 100 People Banned Throughout the Czech Republic
From 6pm on March 10th, all theatre performances, film screenings, and sporting events of more than 100 people are banned due to the risk of spread of Covid-19, Prime Minister…