U.S. Ambassador warns Czech Republic not to approve digital ‘GAFA tax’
Prague, Czech Republic – U.S. Ambassador in Prague Stephen King warned Czech officials not to pass a so-called ‘GAFA tax’Continue Reading
Tag: Diplomacy
Prague to rename Russian Embassy square after murdered activist Boris Nemtsov
Prague, Czech Republic – Prague’s municipal authorities have decided to rename the square Pod kaštany, where the Russian embassy isContinue Reading
Czech Republic’s Nobel Prize laureates in history
Prague, Czech Republic – From turn-of-the-century pacifist activism to groundbreaking scientific discoveries whose impact can still be felt today, here’sContinue Reading
Slovakia expels Vietnamese diplomat over kidnapping scandal
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia has expelled a Vietnamese diplomat as tensions continue to grow between the two countries over aContinue Reading
Second Chinese airline reduces flight connections with Prague
Prague, Czech Republic – A second Chinese airline announced it was reducing the frequency of its direct flights with PragueContinue Reading
Chinese airline to scrap Prague-Beijing flights amid deepening rift
Prague, Czech Republic – China’s Hainan Airlines will cancel direct flights between Prague and Beijing starting in March, the CzechContinue Reading
Poland and Japan to bolster cooperation on low-carbon energy amidst global criticism
Warsaw, Poland – As world leaders gather in Davos to discuss global issues, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and hisContinue Reading
French President Emmanuel Macron to visit Poland next month
Warsaw, Poland – French President Emmanuel Macron is due to pay an official two-day visit to Poland in early February,Continue Reading
Hungary opposes international investigation into Israeli and Palestinian war crimes
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary has expressed its official support to Israel in opposing the launch of an investigation by theContinue Reading
Czech President Zeman confirms V-Day presence in Moscow, pulls out of China trip
Prague, Czech Republic – In an interview with local outlet Blesk.cz, Czech President Milos Zeman confirmed he will attend theContinue Reading
Czech Republic and Poland oppose France’s EU enlargement reform
Warsaw, Poland – Nine EU countries, including Poland and the Czech Republic, have pushed back against France’s proposal to reformContinue Reading
Russia effectively bans Czech NGO ‘People in Need’
Prague, Czech Republic – Russian authorities announced earlier this month that it had added the Czech NGO ‘People in Need’ onContinue Reading
Hungary implicitly endorses Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria
Budapest, Hungary – The Hungarian government seems to have de-facto backed Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria, breaking ranks with theContinue Reading
Czech counter-intelligence warns of growing threat of Chinese espionage
Prague, Czech Republic – The head of the Czech counter-intelligence agency (BIS) Michal Koudelka didn’t mince his words when heContinue Reading
Brexit: ‘Come home’, says Polish Ambassador to Poles in the U.K.
Warsaw, Poland – The Polish Ambassador to London, Arkady Rzegocki, has expressed worries over the possibility of a ‘no-deal Brexit’Continue Reading
