Petr Pavel
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- 16h ago
Italy presses EU to name Ukraine negotiator as Kyiv seeks wider security deal
Rome wants the EU to name one negotiator for Ukraine talks, while a five-day humanitarian truce in occupied Oleshky took effect and Kyiv pushes for a broader security framework.
- 3d ago
Thousands protest in Prague against plan to fund Czech public broadcasters from the state budget
Protesters in Prague's Old Town Square opposed a bill that would abolish the broadcasting fee and move Czech Television and Czech Radio onto state funding, with budgets about 15% lower.
- 6d ago
Putin rejects a ceasefire as Europe hunts for one negotiator to face him
Putin said he will discuss only security guarantees for Russia and Ukraine, not a truce, while European governments look for one envoy to deal with him directly.
- 6d ago
Czech president Petr Pavel says Putin is isolated, misinformed and fears being killed
In a Bild podcast interview with Paul Ronzheimer, Petr Pavel said Putin trusts few people and is misinformed, and that Russia wants to trigger a new refugee wave from Ukraine into Europe.
- Oct 9
Czech president's friend, SCS Software co-founder, injured in Morocco desert buggy crash
Petr Szebor, SCS Software co-founder and friend of President Petr Pavel, was seriously injured in a Moroccan desert buggy crash. Pavel, who was not hurt, cut short his holiday to vote.
- 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.
- Jul 22
President Pavel warns against undermining trust in judiciary amid government clash over NATO summit lawsuit
Speaking at a rule-of-law conference, Czech President Petr Pavel cautioned that branding courts as biased or activist erodes public confidence, as his government seeks to remove a Constitutional Court judge from his NATO summit lawsuit.
- Jul 12
Linda Noskova, 21, beats Muchova to win first Wimbledon title and dedicates it to her late mother
The 21-year-old Czech defeated compatriot Karolina Muchova 6:2, 5:7, 6:3 in the first all-Czech women's Grand Slam final of the Open Era, then sent a kiss skyward in memory of her mother Ivana, who died in 2024.
- Jul 9
Czech president and PM clash at NATO summit, allies warn of reputational damage over low defence spending
President Petr Pavel and Prime Minister Andrej Babiš attended the NATO summit in Ankara in separate delegations, sat far apart at the group photo, and gave contrasting accounts of the informal dinner, drawing allied concern over Czech reliability.
- Jul 1
Czech SPD pushes to revoke Zelenskyy's Order of the White Lion, citing Poland's example
A Czech governing party MP has called for President Petr Pavel to revoke Volodymyr Zelenskyy's highest state award, following Poland's earlier move over a Ukrainian military unit named after the controversial UPA.
- 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 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
Czech government scraps TV and radio licence fees, shifting public media to state budget with billion-crown cuts
The Czech cabinet today approved the abolition of television and radio licence fees, replacing them with direct state budget financing that will cut the annual incomes of public broadcasters by over a billion crowns. The move, which opposition figures and media unions decry as a threat to editorial independence, triggers a 24-hour staff strike and protest marches in Prague.
- 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.
- Jun 14
ANO leads Czech election poll with 31.5%, ODS and STAN tie for second at 15.5%
A Kantar CZ survey for Czech Television shows ANO at 31.5%, with ODS and STAN both at 15.5%. Motorists are on the 5% threshold for parliament.
