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10/01/2024
Czechia has evacuated several of its citizens from Lebanon in recent weeks on Ukrainian and Hungarian government planes, Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský told the Czech News Agency on Tuesday.
He also said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs remains in contact with all Czechs registered in Lebanon through the Drozd travel system, as well as long-term Czech residents in the country. There are currently approximately 200 Czechs in the country. The Ministry has prepared a list of individuals for potential further evacuations and is coordinating with international partners.
Israeli airstrikes against Hezbollah have intensified over the past two weeks, with Lebanese authorities reporting more than 1,000 fatalities, including civilians. On Monday night, Israel launched a ground operation in southern Lebanon aimed at pushing Hezbollah forces farther away from the border.
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10/01/2024
The Czech Technical University in Prague has acquired a simulator of the APR1000 nuclear reactor, which will be installed by the South Korean KHNP company at the Dukovany nuclear power plant. The simulator will be used by the university’s Faculty of Nuclear and Physical Engineering to study the reactor's operation.
According to the university, interest in nuclear-related fields is on the rise, with enrolment in these programs increasing by nearly 40 percent compared to last year.
The acquisition of the simulator is the result of long-term collaboration with South Korean partners, which includes an annual exchange of students and joint research projects.
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10/01/2024
The lower house of parliament’s budget committee has recommended that deputies approve a CZK 30 billion rise in the state budget deficit under a state of legislative emergency. The additional funds are aimed at covering the costs of flood damage, particularly in the Moravian-Silesian and Olomouc regions.
This would raise the approved deficit from CZK 252 billion to CZK 282 billion, with the money available from the government’s budget reserve. The lower house is set to debate the proposal later on Tuesday.
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10/01/2024
Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský has requested to end his membership in the Pirate Party and confirmed that he will submit his resignation as foreign minister to Prime Minister Petr Fiala. He made the announcement to his former party colleagues via an online forum on Tuesday.
Lipavský acknowledged the decision by the party’s members to exit the government, but expressed his disagreement with the Pirates' move to the opposition, stating that he has differing views on certain issues within the party.
Prime Minister Fiala mentioned on Monday that he would consider keeping Lipavský in the cabinet as an independent minister, should all four parties in the ruling coalition agree.
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10/01/2024
President Petr Pavel has said he will comply with the prime minister’s request and dismiss outgoing Pirate Party leader Ivan Bartoš from his government posts. At the same time, he has agreed to entrust Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Marian Jurečka with the outgoing minister’s portfolio on a temporary basis, Prime Minister Fiala told journalists following talks with the head of state at Prague Castle. The positions Minister for Legislation and Deputy Prime Minister for Digitalisation will remain vacant for the remainder of the government’s term in office.
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10/01/2024
Members of the Pirate Party have approved the party's withdrawal from the ruling coalition with the Together (SPOLU) coalition parties and the Mayors and Independents in an online vote. Altogether 709 out of 894 participants in the online vote were in favor of leaving the cabinet, the party said in a press release. The party is quitting the government in response to Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s decision to dismiss party leader Ivan Bartoš from his posts as deputy prime minister for digitalization and minister for regional development. The party will leave the ruling coalition on Tuesday. Its two other ministers in the cabinet - Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský and Minister for Legislation Michal Šalomoun - will submit their resignations to the prime minister without delay.
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09/30/2024
President Petr Pavel has said he will comply with the prime minister’s request and dismiss outgoing Pirate Party leader Ivan Bartoš from his government posts. Following talks with the head of state Ivan Bartoš confirmed that the Pirate Party would leave the government on Tuesday and the party’s two remaining ministers – Minister for Legislation Michal Šalomoun and Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský would both submit their resignations to the prime minister.
The leader of the Mayors and Independents, Interior Minister Vit Rakusan told the president that his party would be willing to take over the post of minister for regional development vacated by Ivan Bartoš.
The president is holding separate talks with all party leaders of the ruling coalition to discuss the pending government reshuffle.
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09/30/2024
The winner of the 2024 Václav Havel Prize is María Corina Machado, a fighter for political freedom and citizens' rights in Venezuela, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Theodoros Rusopulos, announced on Monday.
Machado is a leading political figure in Venezuela engaged in denouncing human rights abuses in her country and defending democracy and the rule of law. She is the co-founder of the Venezuelan volunteer civil organisation ‘Súmate’ for civil and political freedom, rights and citizen participation. The other two finalists are imprisoned Azerbaijani political activist Akif Gurbanov and Georgian feminist activist and lawyer Babuca Patarai.
The Václav Havel Human Rights Prize rewards outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights in Europe and beyond.
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09/30/2024
Tuesday should be overcast and rainy around most of the country and daytime highs between 12 and 16 degrees Celsius.
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09/30/2024
The Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Markéta Pekarová Adamová has declared a state of legislative emergency opening the way for the Chamber of Deputies to approve a proposed change to the 2024 draft budget in a fast track procedure on Tuesday. MPs will vote on a draft proposal to increase the 2024 state budget deficit by an additional CZK 30 billion, from CZK 252 billion to CZK 282 billion. The money is intended for repairing the damage caused by the floods that hit the Moravian-Silesian and Olomouc regions in mid-September.
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