Government of the Czech Republic

The Czech government awarded Bulgarian PR expert and diplomat Maxim Behar a high state honor - a medal for diplomatic activity and notable contributions to the development of relations between the two countries.

However, it is still unclear whether the new Czech government - a centre-right coalition of five parties led by university professor Petr Fiala - will be truly devoted to and even equipped to deal with these challenging tasks, and what position it will take in the actual negotiations on these complex regional issues.

On the initial reading of the draft of the new rules, these 10 states found that wish granted. But on going through the small print, the new Czech government discovered that gas would only be classed as green until 2030 and nuclear for just the next 23 years.

The president is still to appoint the other 17 ministerial nominees. That's meant to be a formality, but Zeman is a master of turning such formalities into political drama.

The president has told the country that he plans to object to one ministerial nomination. While he didn't name anybody, the proposal of Jan Lipavsky as foreign minister is widely assumed to be the target.

The plane was escorted from Belgrade by Prime Minister Ana Brnabic and Czech Ambassador to Serbia Tom Kuchta.
At the session on May 20, the Government of Serbia decided that Serbia should give the Czech Republic 100.000 "Pfizer-BioNTech" vaccines as a sign of solidarity with the citizens of that country in the fight against COVID-19 epidemic.

Faced with the prospect of a "complete catastrophe in the hospitals," the Czech Republic has announced a significantly tighter lockdown in an attempt to bring Covid-19 cases under control.

Debates in the Chamber of Deputies' plenary started on Wednesday on the government's bill regarding the measures for preventing and combating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic during the state of alert. The Law Committee finalized the report on the piece of legislation after ample debates that started in the morning.

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Analysts say such displays hint at a geopolitical realignment taking place in parts of Central and Southeast Europe as the pandemic prompts some governments to pivot away from Brussels and towards more authoritarian allies to the east.

More than 200,000 Czechs have gathered in Prague to demand the resignation of billionaire Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, France Press office reported.

Trump maintains the support of the religious right and conservatives despite allegations of sexual harassment and adultery. Babis launched his ANO party in 2011 appealing to popular anger over a political system rife with corruption, but persistent accusations of fraud and graft have not dented support.