Press Advisories
30. 9. 2016
Prime Minister Sobotka and Minister of Foreign Affairs Zaorálek Attended the Funeral of Shimon Peres
On 30 September 2016, the Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Lubomír Zaorálek attended the funeral of a former Israeli president, Shimon Peres.
29. 9. 2016
Prime Minister Discussed Brexit and the Increasing Violence against Citizens of Other Countries with the British Prime Minister May by Phone
Today evening, the Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka was speaking by phone with the British Prime Minister Theresa May. The main topics were the increasing number of violent attacks of the British on citizens of other countries, including the Czechs, and the withdrawal procedure of UK from EU.
16. 9. 2016
Joint Statement of the Heads of Governments of the V4 Countries, Bratislava, 16 September 2016
6. 9. 2016
Prime Minister Sobotka spoke with members of Google top management on cooperation in developing digital markets
Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka met today, in an event accompanying the Visegrád Group Prime Ministers’ summit in the Polish town of Krynica, with Vice-President of Google Ms Caroline Atkinson. The topics discussed included improving digital literacy of the Czech population and building up a digital single market.
6. 9. 2016
Prime Minister Sobotka and the Polish Prime Minister Szydlová signed a memorandum on building the Stork II gas pipeline
Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka and the Polish Prime Minster Beata Szydlová signed a memorandum on building the Stork II gas pipeline on 6 September 2016.
6. 9. 2016
Prime Minister: Czech Republic’s key priorities for discussions on the future of the EU focus on security, prosperity and improving living standards
Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka met with the other Visegrád Group Prime Ministers on 6 September 2016 within the framework of the Economic Forum in the Polish town of Krynica. V4 Prime Ministers were then joined by the Prime Minister of Ukraine Mr Volodymyr Hrojsman. Later, all V4 Prime Ministers participated in a panel discussion entitled “Central and Eastern Europe – Can we speak in one voice?”
6. 9. 2016
Prime Minister Sobotka in talks with the Ukrainian Prime Minister Hrojsman on economic cooperation and humanitarian aid
Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka met with the Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Hrojsman on Tuesday 6 September 2016. The meeting took place at the Visegrád Group Prime Minister’s summit accompanying the Economic Forum in the Polish town of Krynica.
6. 9. 2016
V4 countries support sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine
Representatives of the Visegrád Group and the Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Hrojsman issued a joint statement after their meeting in the Polish town of Krynica on 6 September 2016 reflecting conclusions of their talks. The Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka and the other V4 Prime Ministers expressed in this statement their unwavering support to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, called for full implementation of the Minsk agreements, supported speedy conclusion of the ratification processes for the Ukraine–European Union Association Agreement and expressed their readiness to continue in providing aid to Ukraine to support its reform efforts, whether jointly via the International Visegrád Fund and projects there under or under individual bilateral arrangements.
26. 8. 2016
Premier Sobotka met with V4 prime ministers and the German chancellor to discuss trust in the EU and security of European citizens
A second summit of the Visegrad Group during the Polish presidency was held in Warsaw on Friday 26 August 2016. Its guest was German Chancellor Angela Merkel whose appearance came in the wake of her yesterday's official visit to Prague. The main topic of today's summit was the future of the European Union and preparation for a conference of the 27 leaders of Member States that will be held next month in Bratislava.
