Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:19:52 +0200Foreign Ministry’s plan to shut down several embassies comes under firehttps://english.radio.cz/foreign-ministrys-plan-shut-down-several-embassies-comes-under-fire-8571188© 2026 Radio Prague International After seeing its budget reduced by over 150 million Czech crowns, the foreign ministry is being forced to make significant cuts in staff. Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg met with Václav Klaus on Thursday to discuss implementing the cuts, following an announcement last week that some Czech embassies would have to be closed down. But, although cost-cutting is now the operative word in the public sector, the foreign minister’s plan has come under fire from deputies and experts alike. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/klaus_schwarzenberg_0.jpg?timestamp=1591285658 Foreign Ministry’s plan to shut down several embassies comes under fire https://english.radio.cz/foreign-ministrys-plan-shut-down-several-embassies-comes-under-fire-8571188 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9