Andrej Babis
Slovenia to get pro rata share of 10m doses of Pfizer vaccine
Brussels – Slovenia will get its pro rata share from a package of 10 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine whose delivery has been pushed forward from the first to the second quarter of the year. Under the plan agreed last evening by EU member states, this means approximately 47,000 doses of the vaccine.
Bulgaria’s Prime Minister to Charles Michel: We Don’t Want Dole, We Want Fair Vaccine Distribution in EU
We propose adoption of a compensatory mechanism for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in the EU on a per capita basis.
Covid 19: Czech Republic Is Facing Hospital "Disaster"
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.
New Czech Party: From Protest to Politics
Two opposition coalitions, the centre-right Spolu and liberal Pirates/Stan, have been formed in recent months. Polls suggest each could win 20-25 per cent of the vote, around the same level to which ANO's support has declined amid the government's erratic handing of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Democracy Digest: New Czech Election Rules Could Harm Babis’s Chances
Predictably, Prime Minister Andrej Babis was most unhappy with the ruling. He complained that the court is interfering with the political process because campaigning has effectively already started for the elections on October 8-9.
Czech Communists Show Fealty to China
The deference shown to the Chinese officials by the party leader of the Czech Communists during a video conference last September is shocking.
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From Passive Tolerance to Acceptance: Czech Activists Fight to Bring LGBT Rights Out of Closet
"It's absurd," Horakova lamented. "The bill for the legalisation of same-sex marriage is becoming known as 'one of the oldest bills' in parliament. Legislators have a duty to vote on any law submitted to them, not sweep it under the carpet."
Democracy Digest: Year of Living Dangerously
By way of contrast, Chinese pressure to stop Jaroslav Kubera visiting Taiwan took a more sinister turn when the Senate president keeled over from a heart attack. When his successor, Milos Vystrcil, embarked on the trip anyway in September, Beijing hoped to similarly scare Prague with threats of retaliation.
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Democracy Digest: Vaccine Approval Can’t Come Soon Enough for Region
The Czech Republic is ready to begin its vaccination program as soon as that EU approval is complete, and the first doses should be made available during the Christmas holidays, Health Minister Jan Blatny boasted on Wednesday. Unfortunately, however, those doses will number no more than 10,000.
Czech President’s Spy Games
This is an unprecedented move by Zeman. First of all, operational security demands a very high level of 'need to know' and compartmentalisation within counter-intelligence work. The identities of surveillance targets, the sources and methods used to monitor and expose them, and even their apparent missions are treated as extremely confidential.
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