Update On Vaccine Supplies To The Czech Republic
The purchase of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine promoted by President Zeman is now unlikely to go ahead, due to the diplomatic crisis with Russia that erupted this weekend. However,…
Protests Outside Russian Embassy Over Russia’s Role In Vrbětice Explosion
Overnight on Saturday in Prague, seven people smeared the wall of the Russian Embassy with ketchup, to commemorate the two victims of the explosion in Vrbětice in 2014. On Sunday…
Czech Rep. Expels 18 Russian Intelligence Agents In Connection With 2014 Explosion
On Saturday, the government announced the expulsion of 18 Russian diplomats identified by Czech intelligence agencies as agents of the Russian SVR and GRU services, suspected of involvement in a…
Jakub Kulhánek Appointed New Czech Foreign Minister
Kulhánek, nominated by ČSSD, has been accepted as the new Foreign Minister, as confirmed in a tweet by President Zeman’s spokesman, and will be sworn in next Wednesday at Prague…
New Evidence Emerges Of PM Babiš’s Previous Work As Communist Agent
New evidence has been uncovered by the Slovak Institute of the Memory of the Nation detailing Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s connections to State Security (StB), the secret intelligence agency…
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.…
Government Confirms Ban On Gatherings Of More Than Two People
The government has confirmed the proposal by the new Minister of Health, Petr Arenberger, to maintain the ban on gatherings of more than two people. Epidemiologists are concerned that a…
Czech Foreign Minister Petříček Dismissed From Office
At yesterday evening’s government meeting, the Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs Tomáš Petříček was informed of his dismissal from the position. According to media speculation, Petříček is to be replaced…
New Health Minister Arenberger To Replace PES System
Reports of a new amended version of the anti-epidemic system (PES) have been rejected by new Health Minister Petr Arenberger and the Minister of Industry and Trade, Karel Havlíček. Arenberger…
PM Babiš Replaces Health Minister Blatný With Petr Arenberger
Jan Blatný, who served as the Czech Minister of Health for about five months, has been replaced by Petr Arenberger, the director of the Královské Vinohrady University Hospital and an…