Press Advisories
26. 4. 2021
Declaration of the Prime Ministers of the Visegrád Group
On Monday 26 April, the prime ministers of V4 countries held a videoconference meeting in response to the latest developments in the Vrbětice affair. The upshot of the online meeting was the adoption of a joint V4 declaration explicitly expressing solidarity with the Czech Republic.
22. 4. 2021
The Government Has Discussed a Plan for Further Restriction Lifting, Which Will Depend on the Number of Newly Infected Cases in the Population
The key to further restriction easing in the Czech Republic, which is now still limited due to the ongoing epidemic of covid-19, will be the incidence of new cases per 100,000 people in seven days. The scenario of a further action was discussed by Andrej Babiš’s Cabinet at an extraordinary meeting on Thursday, 22 April 2021.
19. 4. 2021
The government extended the Antivirus programme, and approved the National Strategy for Countering Hybrid Action
The targeted programme supporting employment, called Antivirus, will be extended until the end of May based on a decision of Andrej Babiš’s government of Monday, 19 April 2021. The cabinet also discussed the current security situation and approved the National Strategy for Countering Hybrid Action.
12. 4. 2021
Government extended the guarantee scheme for firms; the State will subsidise children's groups and labs sequencing coronavirus strains
At the time of the coronavirus epidemic, the State will provide firms with guarantees on loans for investments. Andrej Babiš's cabinet approved extending the current Covid III scheme at its meeting on Monday, 12 April 2021. It also agreed with opening a subsidy scheme to support children's groups, and with the State paying labs for sequencing SARS-CoV-2 samples for the presence of new mutations.
6. 4. 2021
The state of emergency to end on Monday, some restrictions will be lifted, first children back in schools and nurseries
On Sunday, at 24:00, the state of emergency will end in the Czech Republic. At its meeting on Monday, 6 April 2021, Andrej Babiš's government approved a series of extraordinary measures which will be introduced by the Ministry of Health as epidemic control based on the Pandemic Act. Many changes will be made to the current measures - children obligated with pre-school education and pupils of lower primary schools can return to schools under the condition of regular testing, free movement restrictions will end and the rules for retail and services will be changed partially.
26. 3. 2021
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš met with EU leaders on vaccines and internal market
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš met on Thursday, 25 March 2021, through a video conference with European Union leaders on vaccines against COVID-19, the internal market, industrial policy, digital transformation and external relations of the EU.
26. 3. 2021
Speech by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš at a videoconference of members of the European Council
Speech by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš at a videoconference of members of the European Council on 25 March 2021.
22. 3. 2021
Government to ask the Chamber of Deputies to extend the state of emergency, mandatory testing for the self-employed and non-profit organisations
At a meeting on 22 March 2021, Andrej Babiš’s government decided to ask the Chamber of Deputies to extend the duration of the state of emergency in the Czech Republic by 30 days, i.e. until April 27. It also agreed to extend the scope of the mandatory testing of employees to include the smallest employers with up to ten employees, self-employed persons and all non-governmental non-profit organisations, and it released funds for extraordinary remuneration for employees of public health offices and institutes of public health.
18. 3. 2021
The government has extended the measures up to 28 March and expanded the mandatory testing to public employers with less than 50 employees
The valid anti-epidemic measures will be valid in the Czech Republic with small modifications a week longer, up to 28 March. The government of Andrej Babiš decided to extend them in an extraordinary meeting on Thursday, 18 March 2021. It also approved the further expansion of the mandatory testing of employees for the remaining employers in the private sector.
15. 3. 2021
Mandatory employee testing even for small companies, the government decides
From 26 March 2021 at the latest, small companies employing at least ten persons will also have to participate in the mandatory testing of employees. The relevant extraordinary measure of the Ministry of Health was approved on 15 March 2021 by Andrej Babiš’s government.
