• Havlíček: F-35 fighter jet purchase is decided, Czech industry participation key
    11/13/2025

    The purchase of US F-35 fighter jets is a done deal, ANO party deputy chairman Karel Havlíček said at the Prague Security Dialogue conference on Thursday. He also stressed that Czech industry must be involved as much as possible in the program.

    Although ANO, now forming a government with SPD and the Motorists’ Party, had previously opposed expensive military procurements, including the F-35s, Havlíček said the Czech Republic has obligations to the United States that must be fulfilled.

    The government of Petr Fiala approved the acquisition of 24 jets in September 2023. The total cost, including training, equipment, weapons, and lifecycle support, is expected to reach about CZK 150 billion. The first jets are scheduled to arrive in 2029, with full delivery completed by 2035.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Babiš says he will not sell Agrofert, pledges to resolve conflict of interest legally
    11/13/2025

    ANO party leader and likely future prime minister Andrej Babiš has repeated that he will not sell his Agrofert holding and will resolve his conflict of interest in line with Czech and European law. He made the statement in a video posted on social media on Thursday.

    President Petr Pavel insists that Babiš should present his proposed solution publicly. Following their meeting on Wednesday, the presidential office said that if Babiš takes clear steps showing he intends to resolve the conflict of interest and act within the law, the president is ready to appoint him prime minister without delay.

    In February 2017, Babiš placed his Agrofert shares into two trust funds to comply with the conflict of interest law, but he retained influence over them. In October this year, he confirmed that he had again become Agrofert’s sole owner and said he was taking steps to stay within the law.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • PM Fiala meets US Ambassador Merrick
    11/12/2025

    The strategic partnership between the Czech Republic and the United States remains one of the key pillars of Czech foreign policy. Outgoing Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS) stated this after a meeting with the new U.S. Ambassador, Nicholas Merrick. According to a press release from the Office of the Government, the participants confirmed the excellent level of Czech-American relations and discussed opportunities for their further development as well as security issues.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Pavel met with volunteers helping families of fallen soldiers
    11/12/2025

    According to President Petr Pavel, war fatigue often leads some people to start considering ending aid to Ukraine. He is therefore glad that there are still many people who recognize the horrors of war and the need to persevere in supporting the attacked country. Pavel said this today at Prague Castle during a meeting with volunteers and organizers of the “Stays for Ukraine” project, which helps widows and orphans of fallen soldiers.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Babiš: Pavel wants me to explain how I am handling the conflict of interest to the public
    11/12/2025

    After meeting Czech President Petr Pavel on Wednesday, ANO movement leader and probable future prime minister Andrej Babiš told reporters that he will explain his actions regarding the conflict-of-interest law, due to his ownership of the Agrofert holding, to the president. According to Babiš, however, the head of state mainly wants him to explain his actions to the public, about which the ANO leader said little following Wednesday’s meeting with Pavel at Prague Castle.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Radim Fiala (SPD) will head Chamber of Deputies’ Economic Committee; Hřib was unsuccessful
    11/12/2025

    After Wednesday, the head of the parliamentary Economic Committee will be Radim Fiala, deputy chairman of the SPD movement and head of its parliamentary group. He was elected chairman on Wednesday by the committee members. Fiala has previously served as both deputy chairman and chairman of this committee. In the previous term, the committee was chaired by Ivan Adamec from the ODS party. The chairpersons of the committees still need to be confirmed in their positions by the full Chamber of Deputies.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Weather forecast
    11/12/2025

    On Thursday, expect slightly cloudy skies. Temperatures highs will range from 5 to 10 °C.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • In Valdíkov, culling of 20,000 ducks has begun due to bird flu
    11/12/2025

    The culling of poultry at a large-scale farm in Valdíkov in the Třebíč region, where avian influenza has been confirmed, began Wednesday roughly two hours before noon. Veterinarians said that, together with firefighters, they will cull 18,000 week-old ducklings and 2,500 fattened ducks at the AGRO-V company’s farm. However, according to a representative of the farm, many of the slaughter-ready ducks have already died.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Babiš arrives at Castle to discuss government program and potential conflicts of interest with Pavel
    11/12/2025

    The chairman of the ANO movement and probable future prime minister, Andrej Babiš, arrived at Prague Castle shortly before 1 p.m. today, where he will be received by President Petr Pavel. They will discuss the draft government policy statement for the cabinet that ANO is forming together with the SPD movement and the Motorists. The emerging coalition sent the draft to the president’s data mailbox at the end of October.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Some ministers expressed support for sending budget to Chamber
    11/12/2025

    Some ministers, ahead of Wednesday's cabinet meeting, expressed support for the outgoing government to once again submit next year’s state budget proposal to the Chamber of Deputies. According to them, the proposal should remain unchanged from the end of September, when the cabinet, before the elections, sent a budget with a planned deficit of 286 billion crowns. Upon arriving at the cabinet meeting, ministers also rejected criticism from the emerging government coalition of ANO, SPD, and Motorists Themselves, which claims there is a lack of funds in the budget. The ministers consider the proposal to be realistic.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

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