The government condemned Russian aggression against Poland
The Czech Republic condemns the incursion of Polish airspace by Russian drones on Tuesday night. At its meeting on Wednesday, 10 September 2025, Petr Fiala’s government adopted a clear resolution in support of Poland following the latest provocation by the Russian Federation. Among other things, it also set the rules for calculating the amount of tax revenues that regional and municipal governments receive to provide for education in the school facilities they establish, or set the amount of insurance premiums for state insured persons next year.
At its next regular meeting, the Petr Fiala-led cabinet discussed the recent security incident as part of which a large number of Russian drones entered Polish airspace. It adopted the following resolution: The Government of the Czech Republic condemns the Russian aggression through the incursion of the airspace of Poland, expresses its support for Poland and is ready to fulfil all our allied commitments as members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
"We stand firmly on the side of our Polish friends, we are in contact with them and in the event of an urgent need we are ready to help protect the borders of the European Union against Russian provocations," said Prime Minister Petr Fiala. "Apparently it was not a mere coincidence, but a deliberate act. Putin's regime is threatening the whole of Europe and is systematically testing how far it can go," said Prime Minister Petr Fiala, describing the situation as very grave.
"We were happy to find out that Polish air defences have worked, but it is also clear that Russia is trying to harm the people of European countries. And yet we hear political voices in our country saying that the North Atlantic Alliance is the aggressor, that we should not strengthen our defence. But this is not a political position, an individual opinion; rather it is support to Russian propaganda. And we must not let such support to Russian propaganda win in the Czech Republic," the Prime Minister warned. "Czech security is not a given. We have to take care of it, we have to invest in defence, and anyone who says otherwise and questions defence spending wants the Czech Republic to be weak. And we want a strong and secure Czech Republic," said Prime Minister Fiala.
According to the Prime Minister, the presence of Russian attack drones in the airspace of Poland — an allied state near the Czech border — clearly upends the contention that Russia's war against Ukraine does not concern us. "This is a serious political situation and clear evidence that we are directly affected by these security risks," the Prime Minister said, calling on all political forces in the Czech Republic to clearly condemn the attack on Poland. "Whoever fails to do so serves Russia's interests, consciously or not," he added.
The Government has approved by way of a decree thecoefficients, according to which regions, municipalities and voluntary associations of municipalities that are founders of educational institutions receive tax revenues to finance non-teaching staff. The decree takes into account the numbers of children, pupils and students and the differences in unit costs of different types of education and school services. Regions will share an amount of CZK 10.5 billion next year and municipalities will receive CZK 23 billion; this adds up to a total of CZK 33.5 billion, about CZK 2 billion more compared to this year. For details see the press release of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports.
The cabinet also decided to increase the amount the state pays into the health insurance system for the so-called state insured persons. The monthly flat-rate payment will increase by CZK 61 from the current CZK 2,127 to CZK 2,188. The state will thus pay out roughly CZK 4.4 billion more than this year on non-discretionary spending. For more details see the press release of the Ministry of Finance.
The cabinet meeting was preceded by a meeting of the Committee for the European Union at the government level. The cabinet members discussed, among other things, a change in the Czech Republic's position on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for preventing and combating sexual abuse of children, which would introduce the so-called chat control within the EU. The Czech Republic originally wanted to abstain from the vote on the proposal, but the government has reconsidered the position and decided that the Czech Republic would vote against it. The main reason for the rejection is the desire to break encrypted communications directly on the devices of their users as part of the intensified fight against the sexual abuse and molestation of children. In the government's view, this would pose a significant risk of weakening or even undermining cyber security and the protection of the fundamental rights of users of these communication tools.
"I'm glad we have proceeded to this change of position because I believe we must protect the privacy and freedom of every citizen. Therefore, the Czech Republic will actively vote against the plan in Brussels, should it be put to a vote in the near future," Prime Minister Petr Fiala said.
