Finland is pushing for a ban on issuing tourist visas to Russians across the European Union. Minister Valtonen said that as long as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, such visas should not be issued.“Russia’s war of aggression agains
Jiří Vlk, last year’s biggest donor to the governing Motorists party, built two structures without a permit in Lazy near Orlová in the Karviná district. The land they stand on is registered in the cadastre to his son Adam, a senior civil av
Andrej Babiš is unhappy with how ANO's leaders performed in the municipal elections in a number of cities. According to the head of the movement, some candidates did not try hard enough and relied only on a well-known brand. In an interview
In Sokolov, the third-largest town in the Karlovy Vary Region, a new ruling coalition of three political groups has taken shape, while ANO, the winner of the election, is left without power. Jan Pička, leader of the “Together for Sokolov” l
Slovakia's Progressive Slovakia party has sharply rebuked Prime Minister Robert Fico over his criticism of MP Lucia Plaváková. “We reject Robert Fico's attack on the private life of Lucia Plaváková, to which he stooped on the anniversary of
The first talks on a new Prague city coalition have begun. On Monday evening, representatives of STAN and Spolu held consultations at City Hall. Together the two groups have 34 of the 65 seats on the city council, enough for a majority. The
ANO is losing power in Pardubice after 12 years: five parties have started talks on a new coalition for the 2026–2030 term. Together, ODS, STAN, Progressive Pardubice, Our Pardubice and the New Christian Democrats hold 22 of the 39 seats on
NATO has prepared a strategy for a possible Russian attack: the allies intend to stop an invasion right at the outset. General Grynkewich said so in an interview with an American newspaper. The “theory of victory” combines conventional weap
Czech President Petr Pavel has warned that artificial intelligence carries risks that society does not yet know how to control. Speaking at the opening of the Forum 2000 conference in Prague, he said that the more powerful technologies beco
The abolition of fees for Czech Television and Czech Radio on 1 January 2027 will not happen. The state budget makes that clear: it contains none of the CZK 7.8 billion that the state would have to provide to replace, at least in part, hous
The state-owned company Čepro has been buying biocomponents for fuel from the Agrofert holding without tenders since 2017: by the end of last year the holding’s firms had received more than CZK 19 billion this way. According to a journalist
The Mayors and Independents (STAN) won the municipal and Senate elections, a political scientist believes. In his assessment, ODS has become a “punching bag”, while ANO can no longer build its success on the “Babiš effect” alone. The expert