Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:54:18 +0200Czech PM attends first EU summit since taking officehttps://english.radio.cz/czech-pm-attends-first-eu-summit-taking-office-8570162© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalCzech leader Petr Nečas is no stranger to EU summits, but Thursday’s which got underway in Brussels is his first as prime minister. Ahead of the summit, the PM made clear he would defend Czech interests and press two key issues: the need for automatic sanctions for the breach of EU budgetary regulations (which the summit aims to address) and to raise the pressure over Canadian visas which were reinstated for Czechs last year.encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/necas_barroso1_0.jpg?timestamp=1591281331 Czech PM attends first EU summit since taking office https://english.radio.cz/czech-pm-attends-first-eu-summit-taking-office-8570162 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9