World Mar 17 Slovakia joins Poland in agreeing to give fighter jets to Ukraine Slovakia's government has approved a plan to give Ukraine its fleet of Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets.
World Dec 15 Slovak coalition government collapses after losing no-confidence vote in parliament Slovakia's coalition government has fallen after losing a parliamentary no-confidence vote.
World Oct 07 EU summit struggles to form gas price cap plan European Union leaders are struggling to bridge significant differences over a natural gas price cap as winter approaches and Russia's war on Ukraine fuels an energy crisis.
Health Nov 28 Thousands protest coronavirus restrictions in Czech capital It was their third protest in the last two weeks. The participants didn’t wear face coverings or follow social distancing rules and drank beer despite a ban on drinking alcohol in public.
World Oct 09 Ruling party narrowly loses Czech vote; PM Babis may be out The two-day election to fill 200 seats in the lower house of the Czech Republic’s parliament took place shortly after the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists reported details of Babis’ overseas financial dealings in a project dubbed the “Pandora Papers.” Babis, 67,…
World Apr 22 Czechs expel more Russians in dispute over 2014 depot blast The Czech foreign minister says Russia won't be allowed to have more diplomats in Prague than the Czechs currently have at their embassy in Moscow. All others have to leave by the end of May.
World Feb 12 Czech Republic in chaos after political infighting amid COVID-19 surge The lower house of the Czech Parliament late Thursday refused the minority government's request to extend the state of emergency. Ministers have warned that will further worsen the situation and might cause the struggling health system to collapse.
Health Oct 29 Central Europe sounds alarm facing a shortages of medics as virus surges With coronavirus cases surging in many central European countries, soldiers, firefighters, students and retired doctors are being asked to help shore up buckling health care systems.
World Oct 23 Czech PM asks health minister to resign for breaking coronavirus restrictions The Czech Republic’s prime minister has called on his health minister to resign or be fired after he broke strict government restrictions to slow a record surge of coronavirus infections and visited a Prague restaurant.
World Oct 08 Czech Republic tops record infection surge in Eastern Europe The Czech government has announced further restrictions to contain the pandemic in the hardest hit-country in struggling Central and Eastern Europe, where a record surge of infections was also recorded in most other countries.