The fundamental nightly decision of the Chamber of Deputies to reduce taxes partially redrawn the political map and provokes a number of emotional reactions – especially because they jointly voted YES and ODS. While the YES movement may lose the coalition CSSD, some members of which are calling for leaving the government, the ODS will … Read more
Jan Blatný, a doctor and deputy of the University Hospital Brno, could become the new Minister of Health. Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (YES) did not want to comment on any specific names, but in the afternoon he met with Blatný, whom he received at the Office of the Government. “I proposed a new candidate for … Read more
Record increases in coronavirus infections in the Czech Republic have prompted the government to tighten measures against the spread of the disease. Some will come into force on Friday, others on Monday, October 12, for 14 days. Without the new measures, according to the Minister of Health Roman Prymula (for YES), the capacities of medical … Read more
Proposals for the reform of the system of executions, which has been in force in the Czech Republic for twenty years, were rejected by the Chamber’s Constitutional and Legal Committee. This was decided by the votes of the ANO and ODS deputies, contrary to the opinion of the Subcommittee on Executions, Insolvency and Debt Relief. … Read more
The government will resume the activities of the Central Crisis Staff due to the coronavirus epidemic from Monday, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (YES) told Deník. He justified this by poor communication between the Ministry of Health and the region. So far, Babiš has refused to renew the crisis staff, citing ministers discussing the epidemic in … Read more
“We also discussed how to administer the gift of five lines for the production of drapes so that they can start working as soon as possible,” Vystrčil added. Autoland Technology wants to donate the lines. The head of the Senate also informed the government representative about the possibility of investing in the Czech Republic, which … Read more
On Wednesday afternoon, the Chamber of Deputies began to discuss how the Czechia manages or does not manage the fight against coronavirus. The Minister of Health Adam Vojtěch acknowledged the problems in his speech. “The situation is certainly not good, that is an indisputable fact, there is no need to cover it up, the number … Read more
According to Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (YES), the Czechia is facing a difficult autumn due to the spreading coronavirus. However, according to him, the country cannot afford measures of an economic nature, so he called for responsibility and compliance with safety and hygiene rules. The Prime Minister said this in a pre-recorded video at the … Read more
The proposal for a one-time contribution of up to 6,000 crowns this year for pensioners is “satisfactory” in the budget, said Deputy Prime Minister Karel Havlíček. Jan Skopeček (ODS), the deputy chairman of the budget committee, called it election corruption. Economists also warn against further indebtedness, this year alone the state wants to borrow another … Read more
Criminal investigators have until the end of August to supplement the criminal case with evidence in the Stork’s Nest case. They were originally supposed to be ready by the end of June, but they asked for more time and the supervising public prosecutor Jaroslav Šaroch complied with their request, irozhlas.cz wrote on Thursday. However, even … Read more