Beijing drops sister city agreement with Prague
Beijing has terminated its sister agreement with Prague and will suspend all official contacts with the Czech capital, the Czech News Agency reported on Thursday quoting a statement from Beijing authorities supplied by the Chinese…
FM Petricek: Babis's corruption 'leave bad taste'
In an appearance on DW's Conflict Zone Foreign Minister Tomas Petricek said that Babis's corruption 'leave bad taste'. Asked at what point he would leave the government he said the alternative to the current coalition would…
Thomas Cook: Despite assurances, problems arise for Neckerman clients
Several hotels in Mallorca, Turkey, Greece and Austria have asked their Czech clients to pay for their accommodation, the cost of which had already been covered, the website idnes.cz reported. The incident concerned customers who…
Zeman to shield Babis from prosecution
Czech President Milos Zeman effectively ended the threat of criminal charges against Prime Minister Andrej Babis, saying he’d use his constitutional powers to stop prosecutors from reopening a fraud case against his billionaire ally. Babis,…
Social Watch report highlights inequalities in Czech Republic
The Czech branch of the NGO Social Watch, an international anti-poverty advocacy group, has criticized the Czech Republic for cheap labour, gender pay gaps and inequality in access to education. In its annual report for…
Zeman celebrates anniversary of Soviet invasion with communists
President Milos Zeman celebrated the events of 1968 and 1969 with the leader of the communist party Vojetch Filip. The president hosted communist chairman Vojtech Filip at Lany castle Wednesday afternoon. The communist chief was…
Culture Minister talks fail to make breakthrough
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) and Social Democrat (ČSSD) chairman Jan Hamáček failed to find common ground at a meeting Monday over the appointment of a new Minister of Culture. Hamáček said the Social Democrats,…
Palestinian foreign minister meets Minister Petříček in Prague
The foreign minister of the Palestinian Authority began a working visit to the Czech Republic on Monday. Riyad Al-Maliki will be received in particular by his Czech counterpart, Tomáš Petříček. The foreign ministers discussed the…