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Czech Republic delivers dozens of tanks to Ukraine

The Editorial Board April 7, 2022

Czechia/Ukraine – In an article published on Tuesday, the Czech website Echo24 confirmed the rumours that had been circulating for several days about the delivery of non-modernised Soviet-made BVP (BMP-1) infantry combat vehicles and T-72 tanks to Ukraine. The delivery of such…

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Realistically about the Tragic Situation in Ukraine

The Editorial Board March 22, 2022

The following editorial was written by former Czech president Václav Klaus, and was submitted for publication at the Visegrád Post by the Václav Klaus Institute. The suffering of hundreds of thousands of civilians as well as that of soldiers (and not…

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Sberbank’s liquidation in Central Europe, a collateral effect of war in Ukraine

The Editorial Board March 3, 2022

Central Europe – EU sanctions against Russia are already taking their toll: the Central European subsidiaries of Sberbank – Russia’s largest bank – are bankrupt and being forced into liquidation. A non-essential bank for Austria’s economy and financial stability The Single Resolution…

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Czechia: Petr Fiala’s government has taken office

The Editorial Board December 21, 2021

Czechia - More than two months after the 8-9 October parliamentary elections which resulted in the victory of the SPOLU (ODS, KDU-ČSL, TOP09) and PirSTAN (Pirates and Mayors) coalitions, and with President Miloš Zeman having finally accepted the “pirate” Jan Lipavský’s appointment…

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Czech President Miloš Zeman appoints Petr Fiala (ODS) as Prime Minister

The Editorial Board November 30, 2021

Czechia – Seven weeks after the parliamentary elections that were held on 8 and 9 October and the victory of the SPOLU coalition (ODS, KDU-ČSL, and TOP09), which came out on top with 27.8% of the vote and 71 seats, it was…

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Seen from Czechia: compulsory vaccination possible only under a totalitarian regime

The Editorial Board November 23, 2021

Czechia – Slovakia has ordered a new lockdown for the unvaccinated one week after Austria, where the national lockdown has now been extended to the vaccinated too, starting Monday, 22 November. Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) also announced that vaccination against Covid-19…

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Record interest rates hike in Czechia

The Editorial Board November 9, 2021

Czechia - Following the National Bank of Poland, which raised its benchmark interest rate from 0.5% to 1.25% on 3 November, the Czech National Bank announced on 4 November that it is raising its key interest rate from 1.5% to 2.75%. This…

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A five-party coalition to govern the Czech Republic

The Editorial Board November 6, 2021

Czechia – The Italian tradition of the pentapartito, or five-party coalition, has now taken hold in Prague where, following the legislative elections on 8 and 9 October, the SPOLU electoral coalition comprising the ODS, KDU-ČSL, and TOP09, along with the PirSTAN electoral…

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Turów may be bad for the environment, but so is Jänschwalde

The Editorial Board October 25, 2021

Poland/Czech Republic – The Czech-Polish negotiations over the Turów open-pit mine do not seem to be leading to an amicable solution as quickly as Poland would like. After announcing – somewhat hastily – on 25 May that he had reached an agreement…

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Andrej Babiš has little chance of remaining Prime Minister after parliamentary elections

The Editorial Board October 12, 2021

Czechia – On 8 and 9 October, the Czechs voted to elect a new parliament. After an extremely close match, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš may not keep his job. The elections also showed that Czech politics is polarised around two personalities, Andrej…

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Tereza Hyťhová: “The V4 is the future of cooperation, as the EU could very well disappear”

Alimuddin Usmani October 8, 2021

Interview with Tereza Hyťhová, Czech MP from the Trikolora party: “The V4 represents the future of cooperation at all levels because we have to take into account that the EU may disappear one day.” Tereza Hyťhová has been a member of the…

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Afghans imported by Czech government: few critics speak out

Alimuddin Usmani August 25, 2021

Czech Republic – While the Russian and Chinese governments keep their representatives in Afghanistan following the Taliban victory, the European and American governments are fleeing in panic, taking with them their Afghan helpers and their families. In the Czech Republic, the decision…