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06/16/2023
The Czech president’s office on Friday clarified President Pavel’s earlier statement that Russian citizens living in the West should be monitored by intelligence services.
In an interview for Radio Free Europe on Thursday, the Czech head of state said that “all Russians living in Western countries should be monitored much more than in the past, because they are citizens of a nation that is leading an aggressive war.”
Mr. Pavel defended his proposal by arguing that the United States took a similar step during World War II, when Japanese people living on US soil were monitored by security services.
The President’s spokeswoman, Markéta Řeháková, told AFP that what he said in no way suggests that Russian citizens should be interned or persecuted, as Russian media reported.
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06/16/2023
Saturday will be mostly sunny with chances of rain in the evening and day temperatures ranging between 21 and 25 degree Celsius.
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06/16/2023
In addition to Belgrade, a new Czech Centre branch should soon open in Hanoi and Taipei, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský said at a press conference in Prague on Friday.
According to Mr. Lipavský, the centres are essential for Czech foreign policy and for creating the image of Czechia abroad.
The global network, which is now operating in 26 countries, was established 30 years ago, and its aim is to promote Czech culture beyond the country’s borders.
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06/16/2023
Six out of ten people consider President Petr Pavel to be a trustworthy politician, according to a survey by the STEM agency published on Friday. He also has the support of almost half of non-voters and a quarter of voters of the opposing candidate in the presidential election, Andrej Babiš.
According to the poll, 73 percent of Czechs consider Mr. Pavel to be a good representative of Czechia abroad and 66 percent believe he has contributed significantly to improve the public image of the presidential office.
They also appreciate the fact that the new head of state has decided to open Prague Castle to the public again and the way he communicates with the media.
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06/16/2023
Czechia is still not fully implementing most of the recommendations on how to prevent corruption among lawmakers, judges and prosecutors, issued by the Council of Europe's anti-corruption group GRECO, suggests its assessment report published on Friday.
According to the report, Czechia still lacks a law on lobbying, a code of ethics for MPs or enforceable rules on accepting gifts and other benefits. The Czech authorities should also adopt an amendment to the law on prosecution, it says.
The group analysed the progress made by Czechia since the last evaluation in 2021, noting that the country has fully implemented two of the 14 recommendations, partially implemented nine and not implemented three at all.
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06/16/2023
The Czech lower house on Friday approved an amendment adding stricter conditions to the conflict of interest law. Under the legislation, politicians will not be able to transfer media ownership to a close person or to a trust fund, and there will be higher fines for violating their obligations.
The legislation, directed at ANO’s billionaire boss Andrej Babiš, who owns two major dailies and a popular radio station, was approved in 2016, and is widely referred to as “Lex Babiš”. The legislation will now go to the Senate for consideration.
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06/16/2023
Former presidential candidate Danuše Nerudová says that she is seriously considering standing in elections to the European Parliament next year. The economist wrote on Twitter on Thursday evening that nothing had yet been confirmed.
Mrs. Nerudová had earlier been quoted by the news site Euroactiv as saying she would definitely run and was in discussions with parties who shared her political outlook.
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06/16/2023
The Lake by Czech novelist Bianca Bellová, translated by Alex Zucker, has won the international EBRD Literature Prize. The book, which was published in Czech in 2016, follows the journey of a boy searching for his mother in a dystopian, post-Soviet milieu.
The other books on the shortlist were Mister N by Najwa Barakat and The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk. The EBRD prize comes with EUR 20,000.
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06/15/2023
President Petr Pavel could appoint Marek Vyborný of the Christian Democrats as minister of agriculture on June 29. Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Thursday that he and the president had provisionally agreed on that date.
Mr. Pavel said he first wished to meet Mr. Vyborný, as he did not know him personally. The former Christian Democrats chairman will replace Zdeněk Nekula, who said on Wednesday he would step down by the end of the month.
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06/15/2023
The Czech Olympic Committee has proposed that athletes from Russia or Belarus sign declarations condemning aggression against any states before being allowed to compete at the Paris Olympics under a neutral flag. The position drafted by a committee expert group was presented to the media on Thursday.
However, the Czech Olympic Committee remains opposed to any form of participation by Russia and Belarus in the Olympic qualifiers and the Paris Games, a position it adopted in April.
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