High school and college students don’t go back to school. Fourteen days have passed since the transition to distance learning at secondary and higher education institutions and at the second stage of primary schools, which the government originally announced for two weeks. The closure of theaters or museums was to have the same validity. But … Read more
“Many people think that the government, the Minister of Health or Prime Minister Andrej Babiš are to blame for the bad coronavirus situation in the Czech Republic. But I always thought that a lot of guilt was borne by those irresponsible, popular doctors who came up with open letters or petitions several times criticizing the … Read more
Jan Blatný, a doctor and deputy of the University Hospital Brno, could become the new Minister of Health. Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (YES) did not want to comment on any specific names, but in the afternoon he met with Blatný, whom he received at the Office of the Government. “I proposed a new candidate for … Read more
The example of the Czech Republic shows that no country can afford to rest on its laurels in the coronavirus epidemic. This is claimed by the Politico news server in an extensive article on how European governments are coping with the coronavirus pandemic. So far, Politico is considered to be the Nordic countries, the Baltics … Read more
Kellner, Vítek, Křetínský, Babiš and Komárek – even the coronavirus pandemic did not interfere with the first positions of the richest Czechs, where the mentioned names have traditionally been placed. For example, the owner of the PPF group, Petr Kellner, lost 57 billion crowns compared to last year. This is shown by the ranking of … Read more
The new measures will take effect on Wednesday. “On Monday morning we have a tripartite, we will discuss what needs to be done. Unlike the first wave, we want to specifically target the measures and solve the main problem,” said Prime Minister Babiš. Stricter restrictions are primarily intended to meet people. The government wants to … Read more
Record increases in coronavirus infections in the Czech Republic have prompted the government to tighten measures against the spread of the disease. Some will come into force on Friday, others on Monday, October 12, for 14 days. Without the new measures, according to the Minister of Health Roman Prymula (for YES), the capacities of medical … Read more
The situation in the Czech Republic is not good, infections are increasing by the thousands and records are falling daily. The government is therefore introducing more stringent measures to slow down the coronavirus. Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (YES) on Nova TV did not rule out a general shutdown of the economy. “Of course we certainly … Read more
Former Czech Prime Minister Petr Pithart and former Minister of Industry Jan Vrba called on the Czech government to express its concern about the possible change in the position of Škoda Auto in the group. According to them, a possible restriction of the model lines and a focus on cheap cars for developing markets would … Read more
According to Pithart, Volkswagen contributed to the cultivation of the market environment in the Czech Republic and to the improvement of relations between the Czech Republic and Germany through Škoda. “We are all the more concerned about some hitherto unofficial statements by VW representatives that Škoda’s position within the VW Group should change. According to … Read more