Czech PM supports nominations for top EU posts at Brussels summit

Czech Prime Minister endorsed the nominations for the highest EU posts at the summit in Brussels on Thursday. Speaking to journalists after the meeting, Mr Fiala said he knows all three nominees personally and that they have a good relationship with Czechia. The summit nominated Ursula von der Leyen as president of the European Commission, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas as head of EU diplomacy and former Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa as president of the European Council.

Prior to the summit the Czech head of government met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss bilateral relations, including security and economic cooperation. Mr. Zelensky subsequently posted a short clip of the meeting on the X network, and wrote that ammunition from the Czech shells-for-Ukraine initiative is already helping Ukrainian soldiers in combat.