Czech ODS parliamentary deputy Marek Benda spoke on the Dvořský & Šídlo podcast about the behind-the-scenes turmoil of his party's political crisis between 2006 and 2013, when the governments of Prime Ministers Mirek Topolánek and Petr Neča
The leader of the Motorists party and Czech Environment Minister Petr Macinka has said that relations between the ruling coalition and President Petr Pavel remain tense, adding that he hopes the recent NATO summit in Ankara was the last suc
On the official website of Russia's Ministry of Justice, in a section devoted to an exhibition titled "Defending the Sovereignty of the Russian State: History and Modernity," Nazi propaganda films in Russian were posted without any explanat
The new political movement led by South Bohemian governor Martin Kuba exists almost entirely thanks to large donations from businessmen, while ordinary supporters are virtually absent among its sponsors — this is what the organization's tra
Chamber of Deputies Speaker Tomio Okamura (SPD) launched a scathing attack on Czech President Petr Pavel in a recent interview, branding him a "scoundrel" and a "hypocrite." The outburst was triggered by long-running tensions between the he
The Syndicate of Journalists of the Czech Republic has called on newsrooms and media representatives to boycott press conferences held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after the ministry barred Deník N reporter Kristýna Pokorná from a bri
Chamber of Deputies Speaker and SPD leader Tomio Okamura has said that the government's communication with President Petr Pavel has for a long time now been "unbearable, improper and unserious." The clash was triggered by the president's ve
The Czech Ministry of the Environment has once again denied accreditation to Deník N journalist Zdislava Pokorná, barring her from attending a press conference. According to the newsroom, the accreditation request was submitted well in adva
At the Czech government's latest press conference following a cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and Minister Dan Juchelka made sharp personal jabs at journalists covering the event. The incident took place live on television and,
At the Paris summit of the "coalition of the willing" on 13 July, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš declared that EU countries should acquire their own missiles and build a European missile shield — at the very moment when just such an anti
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has slammed the Spanish government's handling of illegal migration as scandalous, accusing Madrid of legalising the status of undocumented migrants while the rest of the European Union moves in the opposite
The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday denied accreditation to Deník N journalist Zdislava Pokorná for a press conference on the future of Czech cultural centres, at which Minister Petr Macinka (Motorists for Themselves movement