Motorists party leader and Czech Deputy Prime Minister Petr Macinka has said the ruling coalition should not field its own candidate in the presidential election due to take place in early 2028."No, that would be ridiculous," Macinka said w
The Czech Chamber of Architects has issued an official reprimand to architect Igor Držvikovský over the way he publicly discussed the legalisation of two illegal structures built by MP and honorary chairman of the Motorists party, Filip Tur
Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has accepted the credentials of the new Czech ambassador to Damascus, Jiří Pivoňka. The ceremony was also attended by Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani, after which the diplomat formally be
The Prague regional council of the ODS party has approved a new candidate list for Prague 1 ahead of the autumn municipal elections, after the local party branch initially refused to field any candidates at all. The dispute erupted after th
The Czech Railway Administration (Správa železnic) is preparing to launch a new standalone unit — a Security Service already being informally dubbed the "railway police." According to sources close to government circles, the frontrunner for
At his first major meeting with Finance Minister Alena Schillerová on next year's state budget, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš claimed that unemployment benefits have risen unfairly and that "it currently doesn't pay to work," given the
The Czech Constitutional Court has dismissed a complaint filed by MPs Adriana Hochelová (STAN) and Irena Frčíková Konečná (Piráti), who had challenged a decision by the Chamber of Deputies' Organisational Committee to cancel their foreign t
Czech Culture Minister Josef Klempíř (Motorists party) says he does not employ paid external advisers — the first time in a decade that a head of this ministry has gone without such a team. He revealed this in a written statement."Every min
On Tuesday evening, Petr Macinka, leader of the Motoristé sobě (Motorists for Themselves) party, revealed on the internet channel XTV — and later on his Facebook page — the text of an SMS message sent to him by Czech President Petr Pavel fo
The Czech Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs will be unable to account to the European Union for projects worth roughly 64 million crowns — the fallout from a conflict of interest involving Alexandra Semancová, former advisor to Minister
The Supreme Audit Office of the Czech Republic (NKÚ), which oversees the spending of public funds, could lose its state police protection at its Prague-Holešovice headquarters as early as January 1. According to sources, the relevant propos
Police have closed their inquiry into MEP Filip Turek over racist statements he made on social media, as criminal prosecution is no longer possible due to the expiry of the statute of limitations. This was announced by Jan Vychyta, head of