Press Advisories
29. 2. 2012
Petr Nečas: Growth for Europe - Resuscitating the Single Market
Prime Minister Petr Nečas' Address at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
6. 2. 2012
The main arguments of Prime Minister Petr Nečas regarding why the Czech Republic has not committed to ratification of the fiscal compact
Prime Minister Petr Nečas has requested the preparation of an unofficial translation of the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union, the so-called fiscal compact. The Office of the Government will provide both Czech and English versions to the general public. We will also provide a summary of the main arguments of the Prime Minister as to why the Czech Republic has not yet committed to signing it.
12. 1. 2012
A series of expert discussions on the National Reform Programme updating has began
The Government of the Czech Republic will present to the European Commision its updated National Reform Programme in April 2012, in connection with the timetable of the European Semester. It will summarize the reform efforts contributing to fulfilling goals set in Europe 2020 Strategy. Representatives of Government Departments and both parliamentary chambers will take part in the document updating process.
19. 12. 2011
The Government has declared a period of national mourning to honour the memory of President Václav Havel
Today, during an extraordinary session, the Government announced that 21st – 23rd December will be days of national mourning to honour the memory of President Václav Havel. The Cabinet also proposed that the Parliament pass a bill on the merits of the first President of the Czech Republic.
18. 12. 2011
Prime Minister Petr Nečas: President Václav Havel Did So Much for the Czech Republic
President Václav Havel symbolised the positive social, economic and political changes that followed November 1989. He deserves enormous thanks for the Czech Republic for, of all things, his unhesitating courage to speak up in the name of democracy and human freedom under the totalitarian regime, for which he was persecuted, including imprisonment.
18. 11. 2011
OECD Supports Government Reforms
OECD Secretary General Ángel Gurría supported the reform efforts of Prime Minister Petr Nečas' government. During his visit to the Czech Republic, he presented the prime minister with the Economic Survey of the Czech Republic for 2011.
27. 10. 2011
Joint Statement of the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
The White House, October 27, 2011
14. 10. 2011
The totalitarian period must not be forgotten, said Prime Minister Petr Nečas
The main representatives of the European organizations that study the totalitarian past signed an agreement on the establishment of the Platform of European Memory and Conscience.
