Dlouhý quits team of president Zeman’s ecomnomic advisors

The president of the Czech Chamber of Commerce, Vladimír Dlouhý, is leaving the team of economic advisors to President Miloš Zeman. Dlouhy, one of the key figures of the post-1989 economic transformation, refused to comment on his decision. According to the weekly Respect he was deeply critical of President Zeman’s decision to appoint Aleš Michl as the new governor of the Czech National Bank.