Czech Republic Politics News

The upper house of the Czech parliament backed a plan on Thursday to build a U.S. missile defence shield base in the central European country, but it faces tough scrutiny in the lower chamber. Washington plans to build a radar...

to decide on cabinet reshuffle this week Prime Minster Mirek Topolánek said on Tuesday that he plans to announce changes in the centre-right coalition government before the end of the week. A reshuffle has been on the cards ever since...

Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek won a new mandate to lead the governing Civic Democrat Party on Sunday, in a vote confirming him as the head of government before the Czech Republic assumes the European Union presidency next month. Topolanek's victory at...

Czech President Vaclav Klaus would probably sign the Lisbon treaty only if it were ratified by Ireland, even if the Czech Constitutional Court gave the green light to it and Czech parliament ratified it earlier, Klaus indicated in an interview...

While the two are not contingent on each other, the Czech government headed by Mirek Topolánek would certainly like the country to pass the treaty during its tenure, and is devoting considerable political capital to that intent. Along with Ireland,...

Senate approves radar plans The Czech Senate has approved government-sponsored legislation to locate a US anti-missile radar base in the Czech Republic...All Social Democrat and Communist senators voted against the base, but were not joined by any members from other...

Prime Minister supports outlawing Workers’ Party The Czech Prime Minister, Mirek Topolánek, has given his support to proposals to outlaw far-right Workers’ Party. The proposal was drafted by Interior Minister Ivan Langer at the start of this month, but has...

November 24, 2008 Economic turmoil in Europe is causing growing concern about the Czech Republic's ability to lead the European Union effectively during its six-month presidency starting on Jan 1. Some of Prague's partners are worried that, at a time...