Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:52:22 +0200https://english.radio.cz/senate-approves-governments-austerity-bills-8568464© 2026 Radio Prague International The Czech Senate met for the final session in its present formation on Friday with one all-important item on the agenda: approving the government’s austerity measures before the Civic Democrats lose their majority in the wake of recent elections for one third of the seats in the upper house. The opposition Social Democrats say the fast-tracked vote was unconstitutional, while a group of protesters briefly held up proceedings by blocking the Senate’s entrance. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/senat_protest.jpg?timestamp=1591274350 https://english.radio.cz/senate-approves-governments-austerity-bills-8568464 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9