Press Advisories
14. 12. 2022
In Brussels, the Prime Minister participated at the EU summit and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
On Wednesday, 14 December, the Prime Minister Fiala participated at the EU summit and ASEAN in Brussels. On behalf of the European Union the Prime Minister Fiala signed the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with Malaysia and Thailand, which will set the conditions for even closer cooperation between the European Union and these countries in a number of areas. During the summit, the Prime Minister also held a number of bilateral meetings with top leaders of Southeast Asian countries.
13. 12. 2022
Prime Minister Fiala participated at the conference on Ukraine’s resistance in Paris In Luxembourg he then opened the Václav Havel street
On Tuesday, 13 December 2022, Prime Minister Petr Fiala participated in Paris at the conference on Ukraine’s resistance ‘‘We stand behind the people of Ukraine’’ The aim of the statesmen meeting was to summarise the current damage caused by Russian air strikes throughout Ukraine, to mobilise financial and material assistance for the urgent needs of the country and to prepare it for the coming winter, including the reconstruction of critical infrastructure, especially energy infrastructure. In the French capital, the Prime Minister then visited the European Space Agency and met with its Director General, Josef Aschbacher. In Luxembourg the Prime Minister ceremoniously opened the Václav Havel street and was received by Henri I., the Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
13. 12. 2022
Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s speech at the conference on Ukraine’s resistance in Paris
On 13 December 2022, Prime Minister Petr Fiala presented the speech at the conference on Ukraine’s resistance ‘‘We stand behind the people of Ukraine’’. In particular, he emphasised the need to continue to support a fighting Ukraine in all areas, from military aid through humanitarian assistance to economic aid.
6. 12. 2022
Prime Minister Fiala attends meeting of EU and Western Balkan leaders in Tirana, Albania
On Tuesday, 6 December 2022, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala attended a summit of EU Member States and Western Balkan countries in Tirana, Albania. The main topics of the meeting included cooperation in the energy sector in the context of the Russian war in Ukraine, the fight against illegal migration and deepening the integration of the Western Balkans into the European single market. The leaders also made progress in aligning the visa policies of the Western Balkan countries with those of the EU. During the summit, the so-called Tirana Declaration was adopted.
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.
