Strong winds battered the Czech Republic on Thursday complicating traffic in many parts of the country. Traffic police reported a heightened number of accidents due to adverse weather conditions and the D8 highway leading from Prague...
Czech car production reaches record high
Czech car makers are set to produce a record 1.4 million vehicles this year, which is about 50,000 more than last year, according to figures released by the Czech Automotive Industry Association. Production of cars,...
Babiš government unlikely to win confidence vote in parliament
The newly-appointed minority government of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš is unlikely to win a vote of confidence in the lower house. Only the Communist Party has indicated that it might be willing to support the...
PM Babiš to defend Czech stand on migrants in Brussels
The newly-appointed Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, who is representing the Czech Republic at a two-day EU summit in Brussels, will reaffirm the country’s negative stance to mandatory migrant quotas. Mr. Babiš said he would...
Czech army to invest one billion crowns in training facilities
The Czech army plans to invest about one billion crowns in the construction of new training facilities and in the renovation of the existing ones between the years 2019 and 2025, the Defense Ministry spokeswoman...
Daily news summary 13.12.2017
Babiš’s government sworn in OKD investigation Škoda posts record monthly sales
Over 30 percent of bridges in Central Bohemia are in poor shape
Over 30 percent of bridges in the Central Bohemian region are in a poor state and 11 percent are in dangerous condition, Jaroslava Pokorná Hermanová, governor of the Central Bohemian region, told journalists on Wednesday. Only 10...
New Czech government, headed by Andrej Babiš, sworn in at Prague Castle
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’ new minority government has been sworn in at Prague Castle and will now have a maximum 30 days to find backing in a confidence vote. The prime minister made clear earlier...
Hopeful punt on Indian pet food market pays off for Czech producer
India with its population of around 1.4 billion and growth rate for 2016 of just over 7.0 percent is clearly an appetising market for anyone. But it’s sheer size, reputation for bureaucratic obstacles, and the...
Andrej Babiš’s new government has been sworn in
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’ new minority government was sworn in at Prague Castle on Wednesday. The cabinet will now have a maximum 30 days to find backing in a confidence vote in the Chamber of...