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EU migration pact met with harsh criticism in Central Europe, Poland vows not to comply

The Editorial Board June 16, 2023

Central Europe – On June 8, the EU-27 interior ministers finally approved the EU Migration Pact that had first been proposed by the European Commission in 2020. The European Commissioner for Home Affairs, the Swedish social-democrat Ylva Johansson, called this decision “a…

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Andrej Babiš acquitted in Stork’s Nest case

The Editorial Board January 12, 2023

Czechia – Former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš was acquitted on Monday, 9 January, by a Prague court in the “Stork’s Nest” case. The news could not have come at a better time for Babiš, with the first round of the presidential…

Politics

The Czech Elections: Implications for Visegrád and the EU

Michael O'Shea October 28, 2021

Czechia – In a theme familiar to many in the West, polling predictions failed dramatically as Czechia held its lower-house elections on October 8-9. This time it worked against the populists, as the outcome was poor for incumbent Prime Minister Andrej Babiš…

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Crisis in relations between Poland and Czech Republic after ECJ decision on Turów mine

Olivier Bault September 25, 2021

Poland/Czechia – Rather than fostering an agreement between Poland and the Czech Republic, the decision by the ECJ’s Spanish vice-president to impose a daily penalty payment of €500,000 on Warsaw until it closes its lignite mine in Turów, near the Czech border,…

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2019 European Parliament Elections: Chess Game in Central Europe

The Editorial Board January 16, 2019

By the editorial board. What will the European Parliament look like after the elections of May 26? Chess game in Central Europe, Salvini's activism, repositioning of Western European populists, consequences of Brexit and questions about Fidesz and ANO. The meeting between…

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Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš supports Orbán and severely disavowed his MEPs

Nicolas de Lamberterie September 18, 2018

By Nicolas de Lamberterie. Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš supports Orbán and severely disavowed his MEPs - an illustration of the youth of the Visegrád Group 2.0 Czechia - The adoption of the Sargentini report against Hungary (challenged by the Hungarian government because…

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The new Czech Prime Minister Babiš rejects firmly the EU’s quotas

The Editorial Board March 7, 2018

Originally published on the Prague Morning. Czechia - Andrej Babiš has said there is ‘no way’ the Czech Republic will agree to Brussels’ demand that the nation accept a quota of migrants from the third world. Speaking in the country’s parliament on Thursday,…

Society

27 years old and stronger than ever

Ferenc Almássy February 15, 2018

By Ferenc Almássy. Central Europe - The Visegrád Group is 27 years old on February 15, 2018. Never has its influence been so important. Created on 15 February 1991 by Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia (which split into two states, the Czech Republic…

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Zeman reelected as President: Czechia toward a political stabilization?

The Editorial Board January 28, 2018

Czechia - Outgoing President Miloš Zeman won the Czech presidential election and starts a new five-year term. The 73-year-old Czech politician and economist, strongly anti-immigration, could initiate with the new Prime Minister Babiš a new period of political stability in the country,…

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Andrej Babiš welcomed in Bratislava and accused in Prague

The Editorial Board January 10, 2018

Slovakia, Bratislava - For his first official visit abroad, new Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš traveled to Bratislava, Slovakia. Together with his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico, they reaffirmed their desire, within the Visegrád Group, to oppose immigration. But meantime, the situation becomes…

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An earthquake of an election in Czechia

Ladislav Zemánek October 23, 2017

By Ladislav Zemánek. Czechia - Parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic were held on Friday and Saturday. And they brought somewhat surprising results. We are witnessing a triumph of a man who is sometimes called Czech Trump or Czech Berlusconi. We are witnessing…

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Czech PM Sobotka resigns over conflict with his rival Andrej Babiš

The Editorial Board May 2, 2017

Czechia, Prague - The Czech prime minister announced unexpectedly his government will resign over unexplained business dealings of his rival for the upcoming elections, Andrej Babiš, the country’s finance minister and wealthy businessman. Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said on Tuesday, May…