Press Advisories
10. 9. 2014
Prime Minister Sobotka held talks with the President of the Swiss Confederation, Burkhalter
On Wednesday 10 August 2014, Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka met the Federal President and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Swiss Confederation, Didier Burkhalter. In addition to the meetings with the Prime Minister and his attendance of the OSCE Forum, the Federal President also met with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lubomír Zaorálek.
30. 8. 2014
Comments by Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka on the election of a new President of the European Council
28. 8. 2014
Czech Prime Minister and the Vice Premier of China Discuss the Deepening of Cooperation between the Two Countries
Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka opened the Local Leaders Meeting – China Investment Forum 2014 and met with Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli on 28 August 2014.
27. 8. 2014
The Prime Minister received the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
On Wednesday, 27 August 2014, the Prime Minister of the CR, Bohuslav Sobotka, received the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Anne Brasseur. Together they discussed the Czech Republic’s work in the Council of Europe.
7. 8. 2014
16 evaluation trips taken by Prime Minister Sobotka: The government is meeting is commitments and advocating positive changes for the Czech Republic
Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka today evaluated the last six months of his government’s work with the Deputy Prime Ministers Pavel Bělobrádek and Andrej Babiš. This brought an end to a month spent visiting the various different departments, during which he met with individual cabinet members to discuss fulfilment of the Government Policy Statement, the current situation in the ministries and the government's plans for the coming weeks and months. In just 31 days the Prime Minister managed to make 16 evaluation trips and meet with all the members of his government.
31. 7. 2014
The Prime Minister has met with the Federal Chancellor of Austria Werner Faymann
On Thursday 31 July 2014 Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka received a visit by the Federal Chancellor of Austria Werner Faymann. They discussed the development of cross-border transport infrastructure and the modernisation of rail links. Other topic of the meeting was enhancing Czech-Austrian intergovernmental relations at the intergovernmental and regional level.
30. 7. 2014
The Czech Republic has joined the next stage of EU sanctions against Russia
On Tuesday 29 July the European Union adopted tougher sanctions against the Russian Federation. The new sanctions are based on the measures recommended in the conclusions of the extraordinary European Council meeting in July and are aimed particularly at trade in military goods and restrictions on the financing of the Russian economy.
24. 7. 2014
The Prime Minister has attended a reception to mark the end of the term of office of the American Ambassador in the Czech Republic
On Wednesday 23 July 2014 the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Bohuslav Sobotka and other ministers attended a reception in the residence of the American Ambassador. The meeting was held to mark the end of Norman Eisen’s diplomatic mission in the Czech Republic. The American Embassy was visited by some important political, cultural and social figures from the Czech Republic.
