Contents tagged with czech republic
-
So-called LPR plans to open representative office in Austria
Leaders from the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) announced their intention to open a “diplomatic office” in Austria.
This information was distributed by websites associated with the LPR.
According to the LPR, “the office” will be engaged in “outreach activities” and coordinate the delivery of humanitarian aid to the occupied Ukrainian territory.
The organization will be headed, according to them, by the Austrian social activist Alfred Almeder.
The Austrian edition of Die Presse …
-
Czech Foreign Minister promises to use legal mechanisms against 'DPR consulate' in Ostrava
Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek promised to use legal measures against the diplomatic mission of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic in Ostrava. This was communicated by the Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin, on Twitter after meeting with his Czech counterpart.
"Lubomir Zaoralek assured that the Czech Republic will use legal mechanisms against the fake offices in Ostrava and prevent the recurrence of such cases," he wrote.
As previously reported the Ukrainian Foreign …
-
Czech counter intelligence notes increase in number of Russian agents in the country
Russian security services are waging an information war in the Czech Republic, according to Czech counter-intelligence. A large number of Russian intelligence officers worked undercover in the largest foreign mission in the Russian Embassy in Prague, the annual report of the BIS (Intelligence Service of the Czech Republic) stated.
The report contains a warning that Russian agents are creating a network of proxy groups, populist support groups and extremist groups that can be used for …
-
Donetsk People's Republic to open representative office in Czech Republic
The self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) reported on the opening of its first representative office in the Czech Republic. According to the DPR Ministry of Foreign Affairs press service, the official opening ceremony for the DPR-representative center in the Czech Republic will take place on September 1.
Earlier, the DPR Ministry of Foreign Affairs signed a Protocol of Intentions to cooperate with public organizations in the Czech Republic and announced the opening of a DPR- …
-
Media: American Global Hawk unmanned aircraft will be deployed to Czech Republic
American Army officials have been in the process of obtaining formal permission to use Czech airspace for the flights of Global Hawk unmanned surveillance aircraft. This was reported by Radio Prague.
According to Radio Prague, this information was confirmed by the Czech Ministry of Defense while the representative of the US Embassy refused to comment.
Currently the unmanned aircraft of this type are stationed at the Sigonella naval air station in Sicily. The air station is used for the …
-
Czech Foreign Minister: Putin uses a divide-and-conquer strategy in Europe
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Lubomír Zaorálek, stated in an interview with the Financial Times that the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, uses a divide-and-conquer strategy, supporting right-wing populists in Europe. According to him, nationalist and Euro-skeptical movements serve a vital role in Putin’s strategy to weaken Europe.
“This issue is regularly discussed. We have no doubt that Russia is exploring ways for funding this work,” Zaorálek noted. “Russia uses …
-
Polish, Czech, Slovak, and Lithuanian delegations will not attend Victory Day parade in Moscow
Polish Minister of National Defense Antoni Macierewicz said that the Polish delegation will not take part in the celebration of Victory Day, which will be held on May 9 in Moscow. According to the newspaper Gazeta Polska Codziennie, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Lithuania have also decided not to attend.
"All the celebrations associated with Victory Day will take place in Poland," the Polish Ministry of Defense announced.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense of Slovakia, in a …
-
Czech Republic expands Foreign Ministry staff at its consulates in Ukraine
On May 2nd, the Czech Government decided to increase the number of Foreign Ministry employees in its offices in Ukraine.
According to the Czech Republic, this decision is aimed at speeding up the processing of applications for work permits in the Czech Republic received from Ukrainians, Radio Svoboda reported.
In particular, this change will increase the number of Consulate officials by five people at the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Lviv.
The increase in the number of staff in …
-
Bank that gave loan to French National Front went bankrupt in Russia
The Central Bank of the Russian Federation has established an interim administration for the first Czech-Russian bank, which is known for providing loans to the National Front political party (France), headed by Marine Le Pen. “The interim administration will quickly prepare proposals regarding the future activities of the bank,” as reported on the bank’s website.
Russian media had previously reported on problems at the bank. In particular, on the 13th of March, the daily newspaper Vedomosti …
-
Czech National Bank imposes temporary ban on European-Russian Bank activity
The Czech national bank imposed a temporary ban on the European-Russian Bank’s (ERB) financial activity. According to the regulation made by the Czech National Bank today, the ERB, which has operated in the Czech Republic since 2008 has temporarily lost its authority to take new deposits and provide credits.
Czech National Bank spokesman Tomáš Zimmermann stated that the Czech National Bank, as the executive body of the Financial Oversight Committee, evaluated the situation of the ERB. After …