Press Advisories
24. 11. 2022
Prime Minister Petr Fiala meets with UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin
On 23 November 2022, Prime Minister Petr Fiala met with Aleksander Čeferin, President of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), and Petr Fousek, President of the Football Association of the Czech Republic (FACR). The meeting with top football officials was mainly about the “sports and society” model of sports and football in Europe and the cooperation of football associations with the government and the European Union.
14. 11. 2022
NOTICE, 16-18 November, 2022: International Conference - Russia's Hybrid War Against the Democratic World
Office of the Government of the Czech Republic, Platform of European Memory and Conscience, Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes and The Twentieth Century Memorial Museum are co-organizing a conference Russia's hybrid war against the democratic world. A challenge for a European remembrance policy, to be held on 16-18 November 2022 in the Liechtenstein Palace in Prague, on the occasion of the 33rd anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in former Czechoslovakia. The Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala will attend the conference on Thursday, 17 November 2022.
8. 11. 2022
Prime Minister's speech at the COP27 climate conference in Egypt
On Tuesday, November 8, 2022, Prime Minister Petr Fiala delivered a speech at the plenary session of the 27th Climate Change Conference COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
7. 10. 2022
EU leaders discussed the energy situation in Europe and further assistance to Ukraine at an informal European Council meeting in Prague
High energy prices and further assistance to struggling Ukraine were the most important topics of the informal European Council summit held on Friday 7 October 2022 at Prague Castle as part of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
6. 10. 2022
European leaders discuss security and economic issues at Prague Castle
The first ever informal summit of the European Political Community focused on topics such as peacekeeping, stability, energy security and the current economic situation. On 6 October 2022, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala welcomed the highest representatives of European countries, the European Council and the European Commission at the Prague Castle.
5. 10. 2022
More than 40 European Leaders to Meet at Prague Castle
On 6 and 7 October, approximately halfway through the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU, a meeting of the Heads of State or Government at the highest level will be held at Prague Castle.
19. 7. 2022
Albania and Northern Macedonia commenced EU accession talks
The EU accession negotiations with the Western Balkan countries of Northern Macedonia and Albania have officially started. A historic moment for both countries and the entire EU came at the very beginning of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU. The launch of the talks was announced by EC President Ursula von der Leyen, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala and the Prime Ministers of Albania Edi Rama and North Macedonia Dimitrij Kovacevski after a meeting in Brussels today.
14. 7. 2022
Prime Minister Petr Fiala received the Prime Minister of the Free State of Bavaria Markus Söder
On Thursday 14 July 2022, Prime Minister Petra Fiala received the Prime Minister of the Free State of Bavaria, Markus Söder, at the Kramář’s Villa. During the working lunch, they mainly discussed the strengthening of Czech-Bavarian cooperation, the modernisation of cross-border infrastructure and the current situation in the energy sector.
