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
Czech opposition parties have failed to field joint candidates in all 27 districts of the upcoming Senate elections, managing to agree on common contenders in only about half of them. In the remaining districts, opposition representatives w
Czech President Petr Pavel has refused to sign a sweeping amendment to the fiscal responsibility law championed by Andrej Babiš's government. The move came as a surprise, since the president has never before intervened in the fundamental pi
The Czech government has come out against a bill put forward by deputies from the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) that would have expanded the powers of municipalities (obce) and regions (kraje) on the councils of the country's national parks.
Czech President Petr Pavel appointed 15 new judges aged between 30 and 52 at a ceremony at Prague Castle, 11 of them women. Three of the appointees previously worked as lawyers, and several others also have experience in legal practice.Earl
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš announced on Monday, following a cabinet meeting, that he intends to make an official visit to China in spring 2024, tentatively in April, together with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Tr
In the Czech Chamber of Deputies, most lawmakers receive extra pay on top of their base salary for holding posts in party clubs, committees, subcommittees and commissions. Only a handful go without any such bonuses — among them former Prime
Chamber of Deputies Speaker Tomio Okamura (SPD) has become the first Czech government official in seven years to officially visit China. He hopes the visit will improve relations with Beijing and boost mutual tourism between the two countri