Czech Republic
Czech president ready to nominate Babis to try to form a new government
PM says he has not yet decided whether to accept the nomination and he is ready to go into opposition.
Energy supplier Bohemia Energy to leave Czech market as prices soar
Largest alternative energy supplier hands back its licence after energy price rise makes model uneconomic.
CEE needs to speed up transition to new growth model, argues GLOBSEC report
Annual CEE Strategic Transformation Index puts Slovenia top in CEE (after Austria), followed by Czechia and Poland.
CEE/SEE countries unite in defence of nuclear power
EU’s pro-nuclear member states want nuclear energy to be included in the bloc's green taxonomy as a way to ameliorate climate change.
Czech inflation in September increases to highest level in 13 years
Inflation hits 4.9%, up by 0.8 percentage points month-on-month.
Czech new car sales down by 16% in September as Skoda halts production because of chip shortage
Czech Republic's dominant carmaker says it will significantly reduce or completely halt its production at all three of its plants from October 18 until the end of this year.
Czech president´s hospitalisation casts uncertainty over creation of new government
Milos Zeman's health problems could postpone creation of new government for several weeks – even if he does not try to create obstacles.
Czech centre-right poised to take power after convincing election win
Billionaire populist Andrej Babis loses majority after his Social Democrat allies and the hardline Communists fail to enter parliament.
Czech opposition coalitions likely to need allies to oust Babis
Czechs go to vote in what is set to be the closest election in a decade. The next government is likely to depend on how many and which smaller parties pass the 5% threshold to enter parliament.
COMMENT: Energy lobby dominates Czech climate change debate
Whoever wins the election, the energy lobby will continue to slow down the country's transformation to a carbon-neutral future.
Main Czech TV debate is a turn-off for voters on eve of general election
Prime Minister Andrej Babis remains the bookie's favourite but the outcome will depend on which small parties get into parliament.
Czech unemployment down to 3.5% in September
Country has almost 100,000 more vacancies than job seekers.
VISEGRAD BLOG: Czech opposition hopes that Pandora revelations enable them to oust Babis
The Czech election is so tight that the Pandora Papers scandal could make the difference between the two opposition coalitions having the votes to form a government together or not.
Czech police to investigate allegations in Pandora Papers against Prime Minister Andrej Babis
Premier bought French chateau through secret loan from offshore companies but denies tax evasion.
New OCCRP Pandora Papers leak reveals more details of secret financial networks of New Europe’s elite
A new leak of millions of documents dubbed the Pandora Papers has revealed more details of the use of offshore companies by the elite of New Europe, detailing their ownership of hundreds of millions of dollars of assets.
Latest poll before Czech general election shows potential stalemate
Prime Minister Andrej Babis embarrassed by Panama Papers disclosure that he acquired French chateau through offshore companies.
VISEGRAD BLOG: Babis uses Orban playbook to chase re-election
Billionaire populist Andrej Babis is once again leading opinion polls after pledging to defend Czechs against migrants.
Czech central bank hikes interest rates to 1.5%
Bank board defies government by raising rates by 75 bps, the largest increase in 24 years.
ING: ECB’s push for net-zero carbon will grow ESG credit
In the push for reducing carbon, significant investment will be necessary, and in turn, funding will be required. This will provide growth for the credit market, and in particular for anything associated with ESG.
Poland’s PM skips regional summit to snub Czech premier Babis over mine row
Poland reportedly plans to suspend cooperation with Czechia in the Visegrad Group until the mine’s case has been resolved in an amicable way.
