Tag: czech
Macedonia 14.07.23 | 08:51

EU ministers try to assure Macedonia that the current Bulgarian demands will be the last

The Foreign Ministers of Austria, Czechia and Slovakia, Alexander Schellenberg, Jan Lipavsky and Miroslav Vlahovski, tried yesterday to assure Macedonia that the concessions toward Bulgaria will be the last assault on the Macedonian national identity before the country is finally allowed to open EU accessions...

Macedonia 13.07.23 | 23:16

VMRO representatives tell the ministers of Austria, Czechia and Slovakia that the EU integration must not undermine the Macedonian national identity

The latest in the series of foreign dignitaries coming to Macedonia to push for constitutional amendments and acceptance of the Bulgarian demands and the trio of foreign ministers of Austria, Czhechia and Slovakia – Alexander Schellenberg, Jan Lipavsky and Miroslav Vlahovski. During their meetings...

World 27.04.21 | 16:50

V4 countries stand by Czech Republic

The V4 countries’ prime ministers – Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban, Andrej Babis of the Czech Republic and Eduard Heger of Slovakia – met via video conference. In a joint statement issued by the Visegrad countries after the meeting, they expressed solidarity...

Macedonia 17.12.20 | 15:24

EU: Slovakia and the Czech Republic pushed back against Bulgaria on the Macedonia issue

The MIA news agency reports that Slovakia and the Czech Republic had objections to the conclusions of the European Council on enlargement, and spoke out in support of Macedonia which is being blocked by Bulgaria. Bulgaria insisted that a clause protesting misreading of history is added to the enlargement...

Macedonia 28.10.20 | 21:40

President Pendarovski congratulated the national day of Czechoslovakia to a Twitter troll

Macedonian President Stevo Pendarovski tried twice to congratulate the national holiday of the Czech Republic on Twitter today, and twice failed. Pendarovski congratulated the “Czechoslovak State Day”, to a country that dissolved almost three decades ago. He deleted the tweet and tried again,...

World 20.01.20 | 12:56

V4: Eight die in Czech nursing home fire

Eight people have been killed in a fire in a home for people with disabilities in the Czech Republic close to the German border on Sunday morning, the V4 news agency reported. Due to the tragedy, Prime Minister Andrej Babis also travelled to the scene. Two German units also participated in the rescue. According...

Macedonia 02.01.20 | 13:19

Czech donation for the riot police unit

The Czech Republic donated equipment for the PEP riot police unit of the Interior Ministry. The donation includes body protection gear, vests and shields. This unit is used in disturbances such as protests, crowd control at sport events, and was also used during the migrant crisis.

World 16.09.19 | 19:42

Coach full of passengers raced down a motorway without a driver in Czechia, V4 reports

A 41 year old passenger of a bus is praised as a hero after he jumped into the driver’s seat after the driver fainted. About 50 people were on a motorway in the Czech Republic, driving at full speed, when the driver felt ill and fainted. The vehicle drifted back and forth on the motorway with 50...