Domestic Affairs
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Embattled Czech PM blasts European Commission for interpreting Czech legislation
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš is fighting for his political future. Although the EC’s audit, which allegedly confirms his conflict of interest, remains confidential…
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Pekarová Adamová elected head of TOP 09, becoming sole female leader in Parliament
Markéta Pekarová Adamová has just been elected chairwoman of the opposition TOP 09. The sole female leader of a party in Parliament is herself just 35 and is reaching out…
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The ideal Czech president? Experienced, assertive but diplomatic, and non-partisan
Czech presidential elections are still three years away, provided Miloš Zeman finishes his second term. But candidates hoping to succeed him should already start building…
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Top military brass, politicians stress need to modernise Czech Army
The Czech Army is planning for its biggest restructuring and rearmament effort since the country joined NATO twenty years ago. Top military brass and politicians, convened…
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Czech government proposes levelling 7 percent tax on Internet giants
The Czech government has followed the example of other European countries in approving a digital tax on Internet giants such as Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple. The…
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What next for anti-Babiš group Million Moments for Democracy?
Organisers Million Moments for Democracy said around 300,000 people attended their latest demonstration against Czech PM Andrej Babiš on Saturday. But having evidently…
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Hundreds of thousands again gather in Prague to voice their opposition to prime minister
Another mass demonstration against Prime Minister Andrej Babiš took place on Prague’s Letná plain on Saturday. Police estimate that at least 200,000 people gathered on the…
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15 years later – was ending military service right move for Czech Republic?
On November 4, 2004 the Czech Senate approved legislation to end compulsory military service in the Czech Republic. It led to the full professionalization of the armed…
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Ruling coalition pushes tax hikes through lower house
The Czech governing coalition pushed a tax package through the lower house on Wednesday that will increase the price of tobacco, hard liquor and gambling as well as…
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Last Czechoslovak PM Jan Stráský dies at 78
Many tributes have been paid Jan Stráský, the last prime minister of Czechoslovakia, who has died at the age of 78. Stráský was a founding member of the Civic Democrats…
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Unions: Strike Wednesday will hit most Czech schools
Due to a strike many Czech schools are set to close on Wednesday, while others will have limited service. Teachers unions have called the one-day walkout after a breakdown…
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Communist party official shocks nation ahead of freedom celebrations
As the Czech nation celebrates 30 years of freedom and democracy the words of a leading Communist Party official have caused a public outcry. In an interview for Czech…
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