Petr Macinka
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- Sep 21
Czech government meets to approve state budget draft with 386 billion CZK deficit
Ministers in Prague are reviewing a revised fiscal plan after coalition partners agreed to trim the projected shortfall and introduce measures targeting rising fuel prices.
- Sep 14
Petr Pavel will lead Czech delegation to NATO summit in Tirana after agreement with Andrej Babiš
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš confirmed that President Petr Pavel will lead the national delegation at the NATO summit in Tirana, ending months of disputes between the government and Prague Castle.
- Aug 27
Coordinated disinformation campaign targets Czech-Polish relations with fake border claims
Hackers and automated social media accounts fabricated diplomatic documents and breached Polish media to claim Warsaw was seizing Czech territory, prompting official denials from both governments.
- Jul 24
New details on Czech detained in China emerge during Okamura's Beijing visit, as parallel spy case stalls in Prague
Foreign Minister Petr Macinka confirmed that new information about a Czech citizen detained in China surfaced during Speaker Tomio Okamura's meeting in Beijing, while a parallel espionage case involving a Chinese national remains unresolved in Prague.
- Jun 29
Two Motoristé ministers booed off stage at Strážnice folk festival; opposition demands PM intervene
Foreign Minister Petr Macinka was jeered off the stage on Saturday at the Strážnice folk festival, one day after Culture Minister Ota Klempíř met the same reception. Opposition leaders accuse the coalition Motoristé party of provocative politicisation and want Prime Minister Andrej Babiš to act.
- Jun 28
Macinka to reveal Czech NATO delegation Monday as court order fuels constitutional clash
Foreign Minister Petr Macinka will announce the final Czech delegation for the July NATO summit in Ankara on Monday, after the Constitutional Court ordered the government to accredit President Petr Pavel. The dispute has drawn sharp criticism from former top officials.
- Jun 27
Strážnice festival crowd boos two Motoristé ministers on consecutive days
Culture Minister Oto Klempíř faced heavy jeering on Friday, and Foreign Minister Petr Macinka was heckled with chants of "vypadni" on Saturday as the International Folklore Festival in Strážnice became an unlikely arena for political anger.
- Jun 24
Constitutional Court orders Czech government to include President Pavel in NATO summit delegation
The Czech Constitutional Court issued a preliminary injunction on Wednesday ordering the government to include President Petr Pavel in the official delegation to the NATO summit in Ankara on 7–8 July and to arrange his accreditation before the Friday 26 June deadline.
- Jun 15
Czechs overwhelmingly see government-president dispute as a problem, poll shows
Eight in ten Czechs consider the ongoing tussle between the cabinet and President Petr Pavel over his role in international summits a problem, according to a Kantar survey for Czech Television.
