The reelection of anti-mass migration eurosceptic Miloš Zeman to the Czech presidency has caused panic in Brussels, with a referendum on the Slavic country’s EU membership possibly on the cards.
(POLITICO) — Czech President Miloš Zeman fought off a strong challenge from political novice Jiří Drahoš to win a second five-year term as head of state.
President Zeman has won the first round of the Czech presidential elections on a platform of opposition to mass migration and radical Islam, reconciliation with Russia, and unwavering support for Israel.
The President of the Czech Republic has warned that Europe’s values are being “jeopardised by a culture of hatred that is incompatible with ours”, and said “Israel and its heroism are a model and encouragement for us.”
Czech President Milos Zeman on Saturday accused EU states of being “cowards” in their response to his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Czech president Miloš Zeman has said Europeans should “have the courage to invest in our own guns” in order to guard against international terrorism, like millions of U.S. citizens have.
The President of the Czech Republic has urged Europe to reject illegal economic migrants, warning that mass migration to the West will only drain their homelands of talent and consign them to “permanent backwardness”.
Witold Waszczykowski says Poland will welcome migrants from its poor and conflict-stricken European neighbours, but will resist the European Union’s efforts to impose a compulsory quota of migrants from North Africa and the Middle East.
A senior EU politician has told the BBC that Britain can expect a Brexit agreement “much broader and deeper” than the EU-Canada trade deal.
Andrej Babis, tipped to become the next Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, has backed the government’s decision to fight the European Union’s attempts to impose a compulsory migrant quota on the country. “The biggest added value of the European
Czech President Miloš Zeman has confirmed he will run for a second term.
PRAGUE (AP) — A court in the Czech Republic has convicted a Czech man of an attempt to join the Islamic State militants in Syria and sentenced him to three years and three months in prison. The regional court in
PRAGUE (AP) — Explosions in a Czech machinery plant injured a total of 19 people with three of them in critical condition, officials said on Thursday. Police spokeswoman Hana Kaizarova said the first explosion occurred around 11 a.m. (1000 GMT)
Contents: Egypt-Saudi deal for Red Sea bridge triggers massive protests in Cairo; Migrant traffic from Libya to Italy surges; Czech Republic debates adopting the short name ‘Czechia’
Europe is in the midst of the “most serious crisis since World War II” thanks to weak European Union (EU) elites letting in over a million migrants, former Czech President Vaclav Klaus has said. In a robust speech at the
The Czech Republic on Thursday said it was tired of its long and unwieldy name and would like to be called “Czechia” from now on. “We recommend using the single-word name in foreign languages in situations when it’s not necessary
