In Brief: President Zeman To Convene Meeting of the Chamber of Deputies On November 8th
News on the formation of the new government: President Zeman will convene the Chamber of Deputies on November 8th, as required by law. In the meantime, his wife stated at…
Fiala Requests Meeting With President Zeman Amid Great Uncertainty About His Health Condition
The opposition parties are working on a program for the new government. Petr Fiala, leader of the SPOLU coalition, has requested a meeting with Milos Zeman, but the president's condition…
Czech Foreign Minister Demands Apology After “Xenophobic” Tweet From British Footballer
Czech Foreign Minister Jakub Kulhánek summoned the British Ambassador to the Czech Republic, Nick Archer, requesting an apology for comments made by Scottish Football Association player Marvin Bartley on Twitter…
Babiš Acknowledges Election Defeat, But Will Not Resign
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) has stated that he will not resign, and will remain in parliament even if his party ends up in opposition. Credit: Andrej Babiš via Facebook.…
Czech Election Returns Potential Majority For Anti-Babis Coalitions
The ANO movement of Prime Minister Andrej Babis and the centre-right SPOLU coalition have finished almost neck and neck in this weekend's Czech general election, raising the prospect of an…
In Brief: Czech Health Minister To Resign on November 1st
Health Minister Adam Vojtěch will end his job in the Ministry of Health and move to a new position within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On November 1st, he will…
Pandora Papers: Andrej Babiš Named In Vast Leak of Offshore Finance Information
According to a new vast data leak, known as the Pandora Papers, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš used a highly complex system of shell companies to purchase a $15 million…
In Brief: Government Approves Increase In Pension Rate
On Monday, 11 days before parliamentary elections, the government approved the long-discussed increase in pension rates proposed by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. Photo: CG / BD. Czech…
In Brief: Million Moments For Democracy Tape The Czech Republic With “Confiscated by Anofert”
Yellow-back tape bearing the message “Confiscated by ANO-fert” was used to mark public places in about 30 Czech cities, including Brno. Photo: Million Moments for Democracy via Facebook. Czech Rep.,…
Czech Government Plans Further Relaxation of Anti-Covid-19 Measures on Monday
In a pre-election debate on Friday evening, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said that the government would further relax anti-epidemic measures on Monday, without giving further details of the plan. Title…