Czech Prime Minister to step down

Keep track of the latest appointments and developments in the European institutions, EU member states’ governments and public affairs.

Bohuslav Sobotka | Photo credit: Press Association

Ifigenia Balkoura

By Ifigenia Balkoura

02 May 2017

Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka announced on Tuesday that he will hand his cabinet’s resignation in to the President of the Republic Milos Zeman later this week. The move comes amid a row with finance minister Andrej Babis. The current coalition government is comprised of the Social Democratic Party (ČSSD), the ANO 2011, which is led by Babis, and the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU–ČSL). The parliamentary elections were initially scheduled to be held in October.

Related
18 Apr Analysis
Romania's joint electoral list: Strategic move or threat to democracy?
by Raluca Besliu

Read the most recent articles written by Ifigenia Balkoura - Movers and Shakers | 26 November 2018

Partner Content
Alt
The future of 'Green Steel' could begin in Europe
09 Apr by EUROFER
Alt
Empowering innovation in healthcare and life sciences for patients and society
09 Apr by Johnson & Johnson
Alt
What should Europe do to promote balanced diets?
06 Apr by Nicholas Hodac
Alt
Unleashing the power of data in Health
05 Apr by Maria da Graça Carvalho
Alt
It’s all in the prep: Keeping Europe safe from future health threats
05 Apr by Ask Eirik Storsve
Alt
Young Children are not Mini-Adults: Why Young Child Formula should be regulated in the EU
04 Apr by Beat Späth
Read Next:
Analysis
From Pfizer to Pieper: With VDL on the defensive, who stands to gain?
by Julia Kaiser
Related articles
Unpacking the most contested aspects of the EU’s new Migration and Asylum Pact
17 Apr Analysis
Unpacking the most contested aspects of the EU’s new Migration and Asylum Pact
MEPs last week narrowly passed a migration agreement that’s been in the works for nearly a decade – and rarely has legislation sparked such a level of controversy and division. Here's a breakdown of the law's key provisions.
by Sarah Schug
Value-based healthcare systems and the need to address the unmet medical needs of patients with rare bleeding disorders Partner Content
17 Apr
Value-based healthcare systems and the need to address the unmet medical needs of patients with rare bleeding disorders
On World Haemophilia Day we sat down with MEP Elisabetta De Blasis and Sobi to discuss how value-based healthcare approaches can address the unmet needs faced by people living with rare bleeding disorders such as Haemophilia in an equitable manner
by Sobi™
How the EU’s soft touch on open-source AI opens the door to disinformation
16 Apr Opinion
How the EU’s soft touch on open-source AI opens the door to disinformation
Exemptions for open AI models under the EU’s AI Act will create a foreseeable – and avoidable – back door for malicious actors to spread harmful content.
by Francesca Giannaccini and Tobias Kleineidam
Policy Report: The key challenges facing the MEPs of the 10th mandate Partner Content
16 Apr
Policy Report: The key challenges facing the MEPs of the 10th mandate
The Parliament's special edition "Policy Report: The key challenges facing the MEPs of the 10th mandate" is now available to read online.
by The Parliament Partner Content