After the end of the Second World War it was often very difficult to catch and bring Nazi war criminals and their collaborators to justice. Historian Vojtěch Kyncl from the Czech Academy of Sciences has...
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Czech students join climate change protests
Hundreds of young people gathered on Prague’s Old Town Square and in many other Czech towns and cities on Friday joining the international climate change protests launched by the Swedish activist Greta Thunberg. The student...
Political scientists: PM’s supporters will remain loyal
Political scientists say that if the president were to intervene and halt the possible prosecution of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, the move would not affect the degree of support the prime minister enjoys. Political scientist...
Deputy PM says interference from president in PM’s favour would be inappropriate
Deputy Prime Minister Jan Hamáček has said that any move by the president to halt the possible prosecution of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš would be inappropriate interference in the work of the judiciary and would...
Deputy PM says interference from president in PM’s favour would be unacceptable
Deputy Prime Minister Jan Hamáček has said that any move by the president to halt the possible prosecution of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš would be unacceptable interference in the work of the judiciary and would...
PM refuses to speculate about the possibility of renewed investigation
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has refused to speculate about whether he would accept President Zeman’s gesture to halt his possible prosecution if Supreme State Attorney Pavel Zeman were to invalidate the decision of the Prague State...
President Zeman would halt possible prosecution of PM if case is reopened
President Miloš Zeman said in a television interview on Thursday he would use his power to halt the possible prosecution of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš if Supreme State Attorney Pavel Zeman were to invalidate a...
President Zeman would ‘pardon’ PM Babiš if charged over Stork’s Nest
President Miloš Zeman said in a television interview on Thursday he would halt the possible prosecution of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO), contradicting a pledge he made in a televised debate ahead of being re-elected head...
Supreme Court rejects German Order’s complaint seeking return of Czech castle
The Czech Constitutional Court has rejected a German Catholic religious order’s legal complaint over its failed bid to win control of Bouzov Castle in Moravia. The court rejected the German order’s claim to be a legal...