Press Advisories
21. 3. 2014
Prime Minister Sobotka signs EU–Ukraine Association Agreement at European Council
Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka attended the European Council in Brussels on Thursday 20 and Friday 21 March. During the summit, leaders of the EU Member States focused on the situation prevailing in Ukraine, and also addressed economic issues such as the boosting of growth, competitiveness and employment, energy policy and climate protection plans.
19. 3. 2014
First meeting of Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka with ambassadors
On Wednesday, 19 March 2014, the Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka, met with the diplomatic corps in the Czech Republic in Liechtenstein Palace.
18. 3. 2014
Angel Gurría presented the OECD Economic Survey for the Czech Republic for 2014 in Prague
On Tuesday, 18 March 2014, Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka met with the General Secretary of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Angel Gurría, who came to the Czech Republic to present the OECD Economic Survey for the Czech Republic for 2014.
13. 3. 2014
Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka visited Germany
Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka visited the Federal Republic of Germany on 13 and 14 March 2014, where he held talks with the Chancellor Angela Merkel, Federal President Gauck and met with the Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister of Economic Affairs and Energy Gabriel.
12. 3. 2014
Comment by Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka on the 15th anniversary of entry by the Czech Republic into NATO
6. 3. 2014
Prime Minister Sobotka discussed matters with the Polish Prime Minister Tusk
Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka visited the Republic of Poland in terms of his second official foreign trip. Together with Prime Minister Tusk, he discussed Czech-Polish cooperation in terms of the Visegrad Four and the whole of the EU, interconnection of the energy market and its security and development of the transport infrastructure. The prime ministers of both countries also dealt with the issue of the condition of the atmosphere in the Moravian-Silesian Region and in Silesia.
5. 3. 2014
The Prime Minister allied himself with the declaration of the Prime Ministers of the Visegrad Group regarding the situation in Ukraine
On Tuesday, 4 March 2014, Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka allied himself with the declaration of the Prime Ministers of the governments of the countries in the Visegrad Group, which reacts to the current situation in Ukraine.
5. 3. 2014
The Prime Minister met with the Speaker of the Parliament of Montenegro
Friendly and problem-free relations between the Czech Republic and Montenegro, and its integration into the European Union and NATO, but also the current situation in Ukraine. These were the main topics discussed today by the Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka and Speaker of the Parliament of Montenegro Ranko Krivokapić.
28. 2. 2014
Prime Minister Sobotka held talks with the President of Macedonia Ivanov
The Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka discussed matters at a joint dinner with the President of the Republic of Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov who is currently on a business trip to the Czech Republic.
19. 2. 2014
The government commenced discussions on the Fiscal Compact
During today’s meeting the members of the government discussed the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union, the goal being to eliminate the Czech exception from the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and the escalating situation in Ukraine.
