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| Krzysztof Dębiec
On 23 January, the Czech-based defence conglomerate Czechoslovak Group (CSG) made an exceptionally successful debut on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange. The company’s market value surged by 30% to over €33 billion on the first day of…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Dębiec
On 15 December, President Petr Pavel formally nominated the government of Andrej Babiš, formed following the elections to the Chamber of Deputies held on 3–4 October (see ‘Parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic: Babiš's triumph’).
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| Krzysztof Dębiec
The opposition ANO movement, led by oligarch Andrej Babiš, achieved the best result in the parliamentary elections held on 3–4 October, winning 34.5% of the vote and securing 80 seats in the 200-member Chamber of Deputies. With voter…
OSW Commentary |
| Krzysztof Dębiec
ANO, the party led by the oligarch and former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, is the clear frontrunner in the upcoming elections to the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, scheduled for 3–4 October. Since ANO is likely to be an…
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| Krzysztof Dębiec
Following a power system failure around midday on 4 July, the electricity supply was temporarily cut off to approximately one million consumption points in the Czech Republic – roughly one sixth of the total. The blackout affected six of…
OSW Studies |
| Krzysztof Dębiec
Introduction
Theses
I. Czechoslovakia – a state that fulfilled its historical mission
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| Krzysztof Dębiec
On 17 April, Prime Minister Petr Fiala announced that the Czech Republic had definitively ended its dependence on Russian oil supplies. For the first time in its history, the country was supplied exclusively with crude oil from non-Russian…
OSW Commentary |
| Krzysztof Dębiec
Until a few years ago, the Czech Republic stood out in the region for its relatively high fertility rate and was often cited – including in Poland – as a model of successful demographic policy. Today, however, Czechs themselves are…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Dębiec
On 1 October, the left-liberal Czech Pirate Party (Pirates) exited the government coalition. This development was a direct consequence of Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s (of the right-wing Civic Democratic Party, ODS) decision to remove the…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Dębiec
On 30 April, the European Commission (EC) approved a state aid mechanism enabling the funding of the construction and operation of the fifth unit of the Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant (with a capacity of up to 1200 MW). As part of this…