Press Advisories
30. 4. 2019
Prime Minister: After joining NATO, our membership of the EU must be considered a return of its kind to Europe, where we have always belonged
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, together with Deputy Prime Minister Karel Havlíček and Minister of Foreign Affairs Tomáš Petříček, attended the gala evening commemorating 15 years of the Czech Republic’s accession to the European Union in the DOX Gallery.
25. 4. 2019
The V4 countries supported the removal of trade barriers between Japan and the EU at a meeting with Prime Minister Abe of Japan
On Thursday, 25 April 2019, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš attended the third meeting of representatives of the governments of the Visegrad Group and Japan in Bratislava. They talked mainly about cooperation in mutual trade, science, research and innovation. Andrej Babiš and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe then discussed the further development of economic cooperation between the Czech Republic and Japan. The Czech Prime Minister invited Shinzo Abe to visit Prague on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations.
24. 4. 2019
Prime Minister Babiš met Alojz Kovšca, President of the National Council of the Republic of Slovenia
Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Andrej Babiš met with the President of the National Council of the Republic of Slovenia Alojz Kovšca on Wednesday. The main topics of the meeting were regional cooperation, migration and the clearing debt from the former Yugoslavia.
17. 4. 2019
Speech by Andrej Babiš at the Czech-Vietnamese Business Forum
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš attended the Czech-Vietnamese Business Forum in Prague’s Hilton Hotel on Wednesday 17 April 2019. Also present was the Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, and other distinguished guests.
17. 4. 2019
Prime Minister met with Prime Minister of Vietnam and talked about the development of mutual relations and direct airline links
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš met with Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Wednesday, 17 April 2019. They talked about mutual bilateral relations, economic cooperation of both countries and the possibilities of cooperation in defence industry. Subsequently, both statesmen gave a speech at the Czech-Vietnamese Business Forum and had lunch at the Liechtenstein Palace.
16. 4. 2019
Prime Minister’s Speech on the Ten Years of the Eastern Partnership
On 16 April 2019, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš spoke at a conference on the occasion of 10 years of the Eastern Partnership. Minister of Industry and Trade Marta Nováková and other important guests attended the conference.
15. 4. 2019
Prime Minister Babiš met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Oman to discuss a direct airline connection and deeper economic cooperation
Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Andrej Babiš met today with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah. They mainly discussed deepening of economic and technological cooperation, the possibility of introducing a direct airline connection or a growing tourist exchange. The Czech Republic is also interested in strengthening Oman’s diplomatic presence in Prague and vice versa.
12. 4. 2019
Prime Minister attended the Summit of Central, Eastern and South-Eastern European Countries and China in Dubrovnik
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš attended the Summit of Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe and the People’s Republic of China in Dubrovnik on 11 and 12 April 2019. He primarily discussed cooperation in trade and investment, transport, infrastructure, industry and culture. He also met with Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang and Prime Minister of Northern Macedonia Zoran Zaev.
11. 4. 2019
Prime Minister: I am pleased that we have agreed to extend the Brexit negotiations
On the evening of 10 April 2019, the Heads of Governments of the EU Member States met at an extraordinary summit on Article 50 of the EU Treaty, i.e. to discuss further action on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. The main theme of the evening was the possibility of extending the Brexit negotiations. The Czech delegation was led by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš.
2. 4. 2019
The Office of the Government has joined the “Czech Republic in Blue Light” campaign for the fourth time
On the night of Tuesday 2 April to Wednesday 3 April 2019, Kramář’s villa was lit up in blue. The Office of the Government of the Czech Republic thus joined the nationwide campaign to support people with autism spectrum disorder “Czech Republic in Blue Light”.
