In Brief: President Zeman Could Resume Duties Next Week, Says Spokesman
President Zeman's health condition is reported not to be life-threatening, and he could return to his duties as early as next week. Photo credit: Hrad. Czech Rep., Sep. 16, (BD)…
President Zeman Receives International Condemnation For Transphobic Comments
Comments by Czech President Miloš Zeman in an interview on Prima TV on Sunday have received international attention and condemnation for transphobia. Zeman made the remarks while defending a new…
Senate Committee Proposes Removing President Zeman From Office
According to the Czech Senate Security Committee, President Miloš Zeman is unfit to remain in office, as his actions are not compatible with the domestic and foreign policies of the…
New Limits Placed On Number of Possible Attempts For Driving Tests
Learner drivers will no longer have an unlimited number of attempts to repeat their driving test. In extreme cases, unsuccessful applicants could also have to repeat the entire teaching and…
President Zeman Signs New Electoral System Into Law
President Miloš Zeman has signed an amendment to Czech election law, which introduces a new method of converting votes into parliamentary seats, and a lower threshold for electoral coalitions to…
Thousands Demonstrate Against Zeman’s Stance Towards Russia
On Thursday evening, several thousand people gathered in the main cities of the Czech Republic to express their dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Babiš and President Zeman. In Brno, the event…
President Zeman Breaks Silence on Vrbětice Affair to Opposition Anger
On Sunday, President Miloš Zeman commented publicly for the first time on last week’s revelations about the Vrbětice explosion. He said that there were two conflicting explanations for the events,…
Jakub Kulhánek Appointed New Czech Foreign Minister
Kulhánek, nominated by ČSSD, has been accepted as the new Foreign Minister, as confirmed in a tweet by President Zeman’s spokesman, and will be sworn in next Wednesday at Prague…
Coronavirus News Roundup: EMA Approves Janssen Vaccine As Babiš Visits Israel
On Thursday, the European Medicines Agency approved the use of the Janssen vaccine produced by Johnson and Johnson in Europe. The Czech Republic has ordered 2 million doses. In other…
Former Health Minister Prymula To Become Adviser To President Zeman
Roman Prymula, former Minister of Health, ex-adviser to Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and leading Czech epidemiologist, is to be enlisted as an adviser to President Miloš Zeman. "As the Prime…