Press Advisories

21. 10. 2013

Motorway to Dresden should be ready in 2015

Following the meeting with his counterpart, Prime Minister Rusnok said that the Czech Republic's priorities were the completion of the D8 motorway, the railway corridor and the navigability of the river Elbe.

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7. 10. 2013

Prime Minister Rusnok: Industry helps cope with the crisis

Speaking at the 55th edition of the Brno International Engineering Fair earlier today, the prime minister stressed the importance of the manufacturing industry for the future prosperity of the Czech Republic.

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23. 9. 2013

Prime Minister Rusnok congratulates Angela Merkel on election success

Prime Minister Jiří Rusnok congratulated German Chancellor Angela Merkel on her success in the elections to the German Bundestag, which took place on 22nd September. Prime Minister praised Czech-German relations as better than ever before in their modern history and expressed the wish to develop the partnership between both countries.

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15. 8. 2013

Open Days in the Villa of Hana and Edvard Beneš

Government Office plans to extend dates on which Hana and Edvard Beneš’s villa in Sezimovo Ústí is open to the public.

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13. 8. 2013

Government resigns, President accepts resignation tendered by prime minister

Having resigned, Jiří Rusnok’s cabinet will govern the country until a new government is formed following elections to the Chamber of Deputies.

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12. 8. 2013

Dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies will not compromise the legislative process

If the Chamber of Deputies is dissolved, in urgent cases the Senate will be immediately ready to actively take important legislative measures, noted prime minister Jiří Rusnok and chairman of the Senate Milan Štěch after a joint meeting at Kramář Villa.

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9. 8. 2013

Government quits, prime minister to tender resignation on Tuesday

In keeping with the articles of the Constitution, the government has passed a resolution to tender its resignation.

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12. 7. 2013

New ministers took office

After Wednesday's naming of the cabinet by the president, Premier Jiří Rusnok named the new ministers to their posts. These thus took charge of their individual ministries.

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10. 7. 2013

Petr Nečas transfers the office of Prime Minister to Jiří Rusnok

Outgoing Prime Minister Petr Nečas today transferred to the designated new prime minister, Jiří Rusnok, the key to the crown jewels and the prime minister's workplace.

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17. 6. 2013

Nečas authorised to head up government on temporary basis

The present Prime Minister Petr Nečas today submitted his resignation to the President of the Republic, Miloš Zeman. At the same time, Nečas was authorised to lead the government until a new one is appointed.

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