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Zaorálek: Czech Republic should be able to present its interests without 'breaking' the EU
Foreign Minister Lubomír Zaorálek has said the Czech Republic should be able to present its interests in the EU in a manner that would not hurt the EU and stressed the country needed to take a straight-forward approach but also to look for compromise solutions in order to contribute positively to central…
Prime minister highlights dialogue with Germany as key tool to good relations
Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka has described ongoing strategic dialogue between the Czech Republic and Germany as a key tool for good relations in central Europe, only then mentioning cooperation between countries in the Visegra...
Weinberger villa declared heritage site
A villa designed by prominent Viennese architect Armand Weiser, commissioned by Jewish factory owner Fritz Weinberger in the South Moravian town of Znojmo in the late 1920s, has been recognised by the Czech Culture Ministry as...
Ample Strike 2017 military exercises get underway
Ample Strike 2017, annual military exercises hosted by the Czech Republic, got underway on Monday in designated areas across the country. This year, more than 1,300 soldiers from 18 different armies are taking part. The exercises...
Former governor to teach at Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
The former governor of South Bohemia, Jiří Zimola, has taken up a teaching post at the Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice his former office announced in a press release on Monday. Mr Zimola, a town councilor in Nová Bystřice, stepped down as regional governor in April following…
Skalka station undergoes renovation but services uninterrupted
Renovation work has begun on the Prague Metro station Skalka on the A or green line. Builders are set to repair water damage, clean tiles and replace the lights in the station at a cost...
Recording concerning rival firm “manipulation”, says Babiš
Recording concerning rival firm “manipulation”, says Babiš A new anonymously released recording appears to show ANO chief Andrej Babiš saying “his people” had put pressure on a company that ended up in bankruptcy. On the tape a voice resembling that of Mr. Babiš says that the Financial Administration…
Daily news summary 27.8.2017
Sobotka visits Iraq, Zeman: no Babiš pardon, smoking ban info campaign
Zeman rules out possible clemency for Babiš
The Czech president, Miloš Zeman, says he will not pardon Andrej Babiš if the ANO leader is found guilty on charges of subsidy fraud. In an interview for the news site Blesk.cz, Mr. Zeman said Mr. Babiš was no Jiří Kajínek, who had spent 23 years in prison. The president pardoned Mr. Kajínek...