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Populist ANO would win Czech election with ODS losing ground, polling shows

The ANO movement, led by former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, would…

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Czech elections show steady rise of right-wing parties and populists as economy sours

In this year's municipal elections in the Czech Republic held over the…

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This EU commissioner is targeting Poland, but she has some skeletons in her closet

The European Commission closed its investigation regarding EU fund fraud in Czechia…

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Fiala and Babiš clash as Czech parliament votes on no confidence in the government

Former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš called the coalition government of Petr…

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Ukraine cannot be excluded from negotiations to end the war, says Czech foreign minister

Ukraine must not be left out of the negotiations on ending the…

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Former Czech PM is against supplying more weapons to Ukraine

Former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has spoken out against arms supplies…

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Former Czech PM wants a referendum on proposals for a US military base in Czechia

Former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš is skeptical of proposals to establish…

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Czechs may back PM Fiala for now, but inflation crunch may soon turn the tide

Andrej Babiš and Tomio Okamura, both opponents to the current Czech administration,…

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Former Czech PM Babiš could become president even if he goes to prison

Former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and his former adviser Jana Nagyová are…

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Czech right-wing party urges temporary shelter to Ukrainian refugees and then a quick return home

Czechia should only seek to help Ukrainian refugees on a temporary basis…

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Why is the Czech government destroying itself with its pandemic law?

For several weeks now, Petr Fiala's government has been investing massive political…

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Former Czech PM Babiš: I don’t understand why we need a pandemic law

One of the topics of Thursday's meeting of the opposition movement ANO…

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Czech government wins vote of confidence

The government of Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala has won its vote…

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Czech government has not yet won the confidence vote after hours of tense negotiations

The Czech government has not yet won the Chamber of Deputies' confidence…

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EU leaders fail to agree on ‘green’ nuclear power despite push from Czechia and Poland

For several hours, leaders of European Union countries led a debate on…

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EU Commission proposals are detached from reality, says Czech PM Babiš

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, set to soon leave office, criticized the…

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Czechia: Political rivals Babiš and Fiala join forces to support vaccination initiative

Outgoing Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and new Prime Minister Petr Fiala are…

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Czechia: Poll shows Babiš would win first round of presidential elections

This year, two key topics dominated: the Covid-19 epidemic and the elections…

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Czechia declares a state of emergency, tightens more measures

On Thursday, November 25, the Czech government declared a state of emergency,…

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President Zeman offers Czech soldiers to Poland to help protect national borders

On Tuesday, Czech President Miloš Zeman offered Poland the deployment of Czech…

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Czechia: Babiš says he might run for president

On Facebook, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš admitted he was interested in running…

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Will Czechia’s new government abandon Hungary and Poland?

During the years that Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš held office, the…

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Czechia sees skyrocketing COVID-19 numbers, will implement ‘Bavarian model’ to slow spread

Prime Minister Andrej Babiš announced that Czechia would introduce the so-called Bavarian…

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Czech PM surprised at how fast president is recovering

On Monday, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš visited President Miloš Zeman in the…

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Czech PM: The EU must not become a ‘super-national federation’

National sovereignty should not be degraded by membership in the European Union,…

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Babiš: Zeman would like me to run for president

The outgoing Prime Minister Andrej Babiš shared that President Miloš Zeman would…

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Czechia: Leaders of 5 winning parties sign government agreement

On Monday, leaders of the three parties of the SPOLU (Together) coalition…

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Czech President Zeman is ready to appoint Fiala as new PM

On Saturday, Czech President Miloš Zeman received the chairman of the Civic…

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Czech PM Babiš: I hope that Fiala realizes how important V4 is

Current Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš hopes that the incoming prime minister,…

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Czech central bank drastically raises key interest rate, earning criticism from PM Babiš

Czechia's central bank has raised the interest rate by 1.25 percentage points…

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Thank you for four years when I was prime minister, says Czechia’s Babiš

The outlook for the future is not optimistic, but the Czechs and…

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‘Europe is committing suicide’ – Czech PM Babiš criticizes EU’s energy policy

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš is pleased that after the EU summit,…

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Czech president’s office shows footage of Zeman in hospital to defend itself against criticism

On Thursday, the head of the Czech President's office, Vratislav Mynář, published…

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Czech PM Babiš threatens to remove head of the president’s office

On Tuesday, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš called the actions of the…

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Czech elections: Victory of right-wing parties is good news for Poland

Czechia went to the ballots. From that moment onward, everything has pointed…

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Czexit: An unrealistic fantasy or a real post-election possibility?

The demand for a referendum on the Czech Republic's withdrawal from the…

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Will Pandora Papers affect Czech election results?

Ahead of the Czech parliamentary elections, the world media is focusing on…

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The curious friendship between Viktor Orbán and Andrej Babiš

On the home stretch, just before the parliamentary elections in Czechia set…

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Czech PM rejects accusations in Pandora Papers case

Through his offshore companies, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš allegedly sent almost 400…

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Czech PM thanks Hungary for erecting border fence in 2015

During Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's visit to Czechia, Czech Prime Minister…

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Czech PM: The extinction of Europe won’t be prevented through migration, but by increasing the birthrate

The Czech Republic's prime minister rejects the idea that immigration must be…

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Czechia’s Babiš and Hungary’s Orbán criticize EU for weak borders

On Wednesday, the Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and his Hungarian counterpart…

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Czech, Slovak, and Austrian PMs stand up to illegal migration

The prime ministers of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Austria are against…

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EU finance ministers approve Czech National Recovery Plan

On Monday, the finance ministers of the European Union countries approved the…

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Czech troops will probably not return to Afghanistan, says defense minister

Czech Defense Minister Lubomír Metnar does not suppose that the troops will…

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Czech PM Babiš calls for expansion of Schengen Area to include Western Balkan nations

The enlargement of the European Union to include the countries of the…

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PM Babiš on the evacuation of Afghans: ‘We saved everyone we wanted to save’

The Czech evacuation in Afghanistan was "a great miracle” according to Czech…

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Vaccination against Covid-19 will not be mandatory under this government, PM Babiš promises

Vaccination against coronavirus will not be mandatory under the current government, Prime…

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The European Commission’s report looks good for Czechia, says PM Babiš

The assessment report of the European Commission on the state of the…

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Von der Leyen arrives in Prague to announce the approval of the National Recovery Plan

Prime Minister Andrej Babiš welcomed President of the European Commission Ursula von…

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The EC goals for electromobility must not harm the Czech industry, says PM Babiš

The goals of the European Commission (EC) for the introduction of electromobility…

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PM Babiš not to join the call of EU leaders to support sexual minorities

Cultural assault against Hungary shows power of LGBT lobby

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Croatia abruptly changes entry requirements, surprising many Czechs

All suspects are asylum seekers from Afghanistan

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The most trusted Czech politicians are Babiš and Bartoš: survey

11 EU states have already achieved the goal of having 45 percent…

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Hungary’s child protection law has its foreign supporters

The Hungarian constitution does not lecture the world

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Czech PM: Relations between Czechia and Russia are at a freezing point, but we must communicate

The standard has yet to be approved by member states

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Czechia aims to be a land of ideas, says PM Babiš

Three people were injured

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PM Babiš warns of Eurocratism

The Javelin missile system could play a key role in any conflict…

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Poll shows who is favored to win Czech elections

Eight police officers were injured

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Hungary gives Czechia 41,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine

Despite the withdrawal of the Danish environmental permit, work on the Baltic…

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The Czech government withstands motion of no-confidence

The widow of the late PPF owner Kellner came in fourth place

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Czech MPs initiate no-confidence vote against ruling government

The project sparked controversy in Austria

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Opinion: Can the Visegrad Four last?

The meeting between the Polish and Turkish presidents was closely observed in…

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EU intensifies criticism of Czech PM shortly after his immigration comments

Passengers of the Ryanair aircraft forced to land relate what happened in…

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Hungary expresses solidarity with PM Babiš

Despite slight improvements in 2021, trade between Poland and the UK has…

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Serbian president gifts Czechia with 100,000 vaccines

Of the 27 members, prices are rising fastest in Hungary

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Czech PM: We have to deal with migration outside the EU

The key to the strength of the Polish Deal is that it…

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Babiš: The EC should strive for more vaccines in June and release patents

Citizens can have the weapon officially registered

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Czechia doesn’t have to return any EU subsidies, EC confirms

“A European army is an attempt to push NATO out of Europe,”…

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Czechia disagrees with results of European Commission’s audit

A split over Russia has revealed some of the core divisions present…

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Russia’s expulsion of Czech diplomats is unacceptable, says Czech PM Babiš

A fight broke out during reading the verdict

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Russia tests the limits of its power in Central Europe

While the bodies of her countrymen and countrywomen lay in the Moscow…

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Russia’s alleged involvement Czech ammunition depot explosion unleashes diplomatic whirlwind

Poland's export surplus may begin to melt away once the coronavirus crisis…

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Czechia to receive vaccines from Austria and Slovenia after refusing EU’s plan

Turkey and Greece have long-standing disputes over migrants

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Four EU leaders call for more equitable vaccine distribution at Vienna summit

Hungary and Slovakia already use the Sputnik vaccine

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Austria, Czechia and other nations want EU summit on ‘unfair’ allocation of vaccines

Czechia emphasizes that the office is not an embassy

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Czechia opens ‘de facto’ embassy in Jerusalem: report

Pčolinský is sure that he is innocent

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Israeli-Hungarian-Czech mini-summit in Jerusalem

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that President Joe Biden is…

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Drastic measures: Czechia enters strict lockdown for three weeks

Former President Donald Trump’s speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference emphasizes…

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France to provide Czechia with 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine

The epidemic situation continues to worsen

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Czech government mulls banning movement between districts and further COVID-19 measures

Commuters give up their jobs at Bavarian companies

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Chancellor Merkel offers available hospital beds for Czech COVID-19 patients

Czechia will use the vaccines to vaccinate soldiers

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PM Babiš sends letter to Israel asking for excess vaccines

Prime ministers of the Visegrád Four celebrated the 30th anniversary of the…

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Czechia negotiates additional AstraZeneca vaccines without the EU

Italy has witnessed a controversy over an attempt to help the LGBT…

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Czechia records first suspected death after a COVID-19 vaccination

Swedes should like higher electricity prices to support climate policy

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What awaits the world in 2021?

Companies could be banned from operating for one year

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PM Babiš praises PM Orbán for ‘great advice’ on tackling the COVID-19 crisis

By claiming that Civic Platform’s (PO) government was much more anti-Russian than…

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Czechia to buy COVID-19 drug from Eli Lilly

The order consists of 300,000 FX system training cartridges

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Four EU countries, including Czechia, want faster vaccine approval process

Former National Security Advisor to Donald Trump has said that Poland should…

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