Czech Republic

The Czech police have asked parliament to lift the immunity of former Finance Minister and leader of the "Discontented Citizens' Action 2011" (ANO) Andrei Babis in an investigation into suspicion of fraud with European subsidies, BTA reported, citing Associated Press.

The governor of the Czech Republic's central bank Jiri Rusnok said the country is generally ready to adopt the common European currency, but it would be better to wait until local wages and prices approached those of core euro members.

The Czech Republic's political crisis is nowhere near an end after Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka rejected a proposal for a new finance minister.

Sobotka asked President Milos Zeman to fire Finance Minister Andrej Babis, one of the country's richest people, over unexplained business dealings. Babis has denied wrongdoing, saying he won't resign.

The Czech prime minister, Bohuslav Sobotka of the Social Democrats, says he plans to inform the president of the resignation of his government by the end of the week. Making the surprise announcement on Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Sobotka blamed the situation on ANO's Andrej Babiš, who he said could not remain in the post of minister of finance, Radio Praha reported, qoted by Focus News Agency.

PRAGUE - Serbia sees a great friend in the Czech Republic - its friendship dates back to the pre-WWII period and, as an EU member, it can provide much assistance to Serbia in its European integration, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said in Prague Tuesday.

PRAGUE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic on Tuesday arrived on an official visit to the Czech Republic.

Nikolic was ceremonially welcomed by his counterpart Milos Zeman, with many citizens gathering outside the presidential palace in Prague to see their encounter, Nikolic's presidential press office said in a statement.

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic on Tuesday arrived on an official visit to the Czech Republic.

Nikolic was ceremonially welcomed by his counterpart Milos Zeman, with many citizens gathering outside the presidential palace in Prague to see their encounter, Nikolic's presidential press office said in a statement.

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic will be on an official visit to the Czech Republic on November 29-30.

Nikolic will meet Czech President Milos Zeman, as well as with numerous businesspeople, the government press office said in a statement.

The Czech Republic "supports Serbia on its EU path and can help it open new negotiation chapters by end-year."

That is what Serbian National Assembly President Maja Gojkovic and the President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament Jan Hamacek said on Wednesday, according to Tanjug.

The Czech Republic has thrown its support behind Bulgaria's accession to the Schengen area, its Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka has said, according to the press office of his Bulgarian counterpart Rosen Plevneliev.

The Bulgarian head of state is on a two-day visit to Prague, having met with Czech counterpart Milos Zeman on Monday.