Press Advisories
19. 10. 2016
Prime Minister Sobotka and Minister-President Seehofer Opened the Bavarian Exhibition on Charles IV.
On Wednesday, 19 October 2016, the second part of the Czech-Bavarian Land Exhibition – Emperor Charles IV. 1316 – 2016 - was opened in Nuremberg. The opening ceremony was attended by the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Bohuslav Sobotka, and the Minister-President of Bavaria, Horst Seehofer. The exhibition is held to mark the 700th birth anniversary of Charles IV.
12. 10. 2016
Prime Minister Sobotka and Swedish Prime Minister Löfven Will Negotiate the Cooperation of Countries in the Field of Economy and Energetics
The Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka is going to visit the Swedish Kingdom on 3 and 4 November 2016. The topic of negotiations with the Swedish Prime Minister, Stefan Löfven, and other representatives will be mainly the Czech-Swedish bilateral cooperation in the field of economy and energetics.
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.