Press Advisories
7. 1. 2022
Policy Statement of the Government
On 6 January 2022, the government of Petr Fiala approved the final version of the Policy Statement of the Government of the Czech Republic.
6. 12. 2022
Prime Minister Fiala attends meeting of EU and Western Balkan leaders in Tirana, Albania
On Tuesday, 6 December 2022, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala attended a summit of EU Member States and Western Balkan countries in Tirana, Albania. The main topics of the meeting included cooperation in the energy sector in the context of the Russian war in Ukraine, the fight against illegal migration and deepening the integration of the Western Balkans into the European single market. The leaders also made progress in aligning the visa policies of the Western Balkan countries with those of the EU. During the summit, the so-called Tirana Declaration was adopted.
24. 11. 2022
Prime Minister Petr Fiala meets with UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin
On 23 November 2022, Prime Minister Petr Fiala met with Aleksander Čeferin, President of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), and Petr Fousek, President of the Football Association of the Czech Republic (FACR). The meeting with top football officials was mainly about the “sports and society” model of sports and football in Europe and the cooperation of football associations with the government and the European Union.
14. 11. 2022
NOTICE, 16-18 November, 2022: International Conference - Russia's Hybrid War Against the Democratic World
Office of the Government of the Czech Republic, Platform of European Memory and Conscience, Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes and The Twentieth Century Memorial Museum are co-organizing a conference Russia's hybrid war against the democratic world. A challenge for a European remembrance policy, to be held on 16-18 November 2022 in the Liechtenstein Palace in Prague, on the occasion of the 33rd anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in former Czechoslovakia. The Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala will attend the conference on Thursday, 17 November 2022.
8. 11. 2022
Prime Minister's speech at the COP27 climate conference in Egypt
On Tuesday, November 8, 2022, Prime Minister Petr Fiala delivered a speech at the plenary session of the 27th Climate Change Conference COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
7. 10. 2022
EU leaders discussed the energy situation in Europe and further assistance to Ukraine at an informal European Council meeting in Prague
High energy prices and further assistance to struggling Ukraine were the most important topics of the informal European Council summit held on Friday 7 October 2022 at Prague Castle as part of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
6. 10. 2022
European leaders discuss security and economic issues at Prague Castle
The first ever informal summit of the European Political Community focused on topics such as peacekeeping, stability, energy security and the current economic situation. On 6 October 2022, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala welcomed the highest representatives of European countries, the European Council and the European Commission at the Prague Castle.
