New Evidence Emerges Of PM Babiš’s Previous Work As Communist Agent
New evidence has been uncovered by the Slovak Institute of the Memory of the Nation detailing Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s connections to State Security (StB), the secret intelligence agency…
PM Babiš Replaces Health Minister Blatný With Petr Arenberger
Jan Blatný, who served as the Czech Minister of Health for about five months, has been replaced by Petr Arenberger, the director of the Královské Vinohrady University Hospital and an…
Health Minister Blatný and Education Minister Plaga To Leave Posts Tomorrow, According To Reports
According to reports in the Czech media, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) is planning to replace the health and education ministers on Wednesday. The replacement of Health Minister Jan Blatný…
State of Emergency, Restrictions on Movement To End On April 12th
Speaking on Sunday, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš confirmed that the government will not ask the Chamber of Deputies to renew the state of emergency past April 11th, meaning restrictions on…
State of Emergency Extended To February 14th; Debate Marred By Fight In Chamber
Yesterday, the Chamber of Deputies agreed to extend the state of emergency until February 14th, a week less than the cabinet’s request for another 30 days. The current state of…
In Photos: Babis and Blatny Visit New Vaccination Centre In Brno
The facility was prepared as a reserve field hospital in November, but remained unused. Since Monday it has come into operation as a mass vaccination centre. Photo credit: JS /…
State Of Emergency Extended to December 12th
The government’s request was for another 30-day extension to last until December 20th. The Chamber of Deputies approved an extension until December 12th, and requested revisions to the PES anti-epidemic…
Babis Tells WHO to “Keep Quiet” In Twitter Spat Over Contact Tracing
The Czech Prime Minister reacted angrily to a briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) warning the Czech Republic to maintain high levels of testing and contact tracing as the…
Babiš Confirms Govt. Plan For Relaxing Measures, With No Further State of Emergency
The government will not ask the Chamber of Deputies to extend the state of emergency, currently valid until May 17th, said Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) on Sunday, speaking on…
11 Individuals and Two Companies Indicted Over Corruption In Brno-Centre District Council
The charges relate to the payment of bribes related to 27 separate public contracts, estimated by prosecutors to be worth at least CZK 330 million in total. In response to…