Press Advisories
15. 2. 2023
The National Coordinator for the Integration of War Refugees will be Klára Šimáčková Laurenčíková. She wants to strengthen cooperation with regions an
The National Coordinator for the Integration of War Refugees will be Klára Šimáčková Laurenčíková as of 21 February 2023. The Government decided this at its meeting on 15 February 2023. Prime Minister Petr Fiala sees the main task of the coordinator as strengthening cooperation with the regions. Laurenčíková wants to focus, among others, on the protection of vulnerable groups of refugees and to promote synergies between the health, social, education and security sectors.
10. 2. 2023
Prime Minister Fiala attended a special meeting of the European Council in Brussels
On 9 and 10 February, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala attended a special meeting of the European Council in Brussels. The main topics of the meeting of EU leaders were migration, the EU's economic situation, and further support for Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also attended the meeting in person. At the start of the summit, the prime ministers and presidents of the Member States observed a minute's silence in honour of the victims of the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
24. 1. 2023
Prime Minister Fiala talks energy security and Ukraine with Chancellor Scholz in Berlin
On Tuesday, 24 January, Prime Minister Petr Fiala met with Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin. The leaders discussed further assistance to Ukraine, strengthening energy cooperation and bilateral relations. The Czech Prime Minister also met Friedrich Merz, President of the Christian Democratic Union, at the German Bundestag and attended the Welt Economic Summit conference, where he gave a speech on investment opportunities in the Czech Republic.
9. 1. 2023
Prime Minister Petr Fiala visited the company Excalibur Army; he wrote a short message on one of the tanks that will be sent to Ukraine
On Monday, 9 January, Prime Minister Petr Fiala visited the company Excalibur Army in Šternberk in the Olomouc region. The military equipment manufacturer is involved in an international project to modernise T-72 tanks for Ukraine. The Prime Minister held talks with the company's management and toured the production plant. The Prime Minister also met with the mayors of Šternberk and Uničov, with whom he discussed development projects, high energy prices, and cooperation with employers in the region.
5. 1. 2023
Prime Minister Petr Fiala attended the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the Vatican.
The funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI took place in St Peter's Square at the Vatican on Thursday 5 January. Prime Minister Petr Fiala and his wife attended the last farewell on behalf of the Czech Republic.
3. 1. 2023
Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU ends, government presents achievements
On Tuesday, 3 January 2023, Prime Minister Petr Fiala and Minister for European Affairs Mikuláš Bek addressed a press conference to mark the end of the second Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU, which took place in the second half of 2022. They assessed the implementation of the priorities set by the Czech Republic for its Presidency and highlighted the most significant achievements with a major international and domestic impact. Alice Krutilová, Director of the Czech EU Presidency Department, then presented the organisational, logistical and communication aspects of the Czech Presidency to the public.
2. 1. 2023
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the independent Czech Republic, Prime Minister Fiala hosted a dinner with previous Prime Ministers of the
On Monday, 2 January 2023, Prime Minister Petr Fiala commemorated the 30th anniversary of the founding of the independent Czech Republic. On the day of the jubilee celebrations, the Prime Minister and his wife Jana attended the regular New Year's Day lunch with President Miloš Zeman at the castle in Lány, and on the occasion of the round anniversary of the establishment of the state, the acting Prime Minister invited his predecessors and their partners to a gala dinner at the Kramář Villa. The celebrations will end with an evening concert by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra at the Rudolfinum, which will be attended by Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger.
21. 12. 2022
Government establishes the office of the Government Commissioner for Roma Minority Affairs and appoints Lucie Fuková as the Commissioner
At a meeting on Wednesday, 21 December 2022, the Government of Petr Fiala decided to create the office of Government Commissioner for Roma Minority Affairs and approved its statute. On the same day, it appointed Lucie Fuková to the post.
15. 12. 2022
Prime Minister Petr Fiala participated in Brussels at the last meeting of the European Council under the Czech presidency in the Council of the EU.
On Thursday, 15 December, Prime Minister Petr Fiala participated in Brussels at the last regular meeting of the European Council this year. It was also the last meeting of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU, after which Sweden will take over the Presidency. Together with other European leaders, the Prime Minister discussed energy, economy, security and defence, migration and Russian aggression in Ukraine.
