Pavel vetoes laws on civil servants and presidential powers
President Petr Pavel on Thursday vetoed the bill on state employees as well as an amendment that was meant to strip him of the power to appoint and recall the heads of permanent foreign missions. At the same time, he signed an amendment to the building act and a law restoring electronic sales registration. irozhlas.cz ↗
Pavel considers it essential that the extensive reform of the state administration was adopted without a standard comment procedure and sufficient debate. Regarding the changes concerning foreign missions, he pointed to an infringement on the powers of the head of state. According to the president, the amendment would politicize the state administration and limit the constitutional standing of the presidential office. denikn.cz ↗
Opposition parties welcomed the president's decision. The coalition, by contrast, called the veto an unnecessary and harmful step. Foreign Minister Petr Macinka said the president's decision did not surprise him and announced that the government majority would attempt to override the veto. Political scientist Aleš Michal described the move as a continuation of tension between the Castle and the government rather than an escalation of the dispute. zpravy.aktualne.cz ↗
The signed amendment to the building act is meant to speed up and simplify construction permitting. Electronic sales registration is to be reintroduced starting next year. The president is also continuing his visit to the Karlovy Vary Region, where he and his wife Eva visited, among other places, the Thun porcelain works in Nová Role and also headed to the reliquary of Saint Maurus. lidovky.cz ↗
Pavel considers it essential that the extensive reform of the state administration was adopted without a standard comment procedure and sufficient debate. Regarding the changes concerning foreign missions, he pointed to an infringement on the powers of the head of state. According to the president, the amendment would politicize the state administration and limit the constitutional standing of the presidential office. denikn.cz ↗
Opposition parties welcomed the president's decision. The coalition, by contrast, called the veto an unnecessary and harmful step. Foreign Minister Petr Macinka said the president's decision did not surprise him and announced that the government majority would attempt to override the veto. Political scientist Aleš Michal described the move as a continuation of tension between the Castle and the government rather than an escalation of the dispute. zpravy.aktualne.cz ↗
The signed amendment to the building act is meant to speed up and simplify construction permitting. Electronic sales registration is to be reintroduced starting next year. The president is also continuing his visit to the Karlovy Vary Region, where he and his wife Eva visited, among other places, the Thun porcelain works in Nová Role and also headed to the reliquary of Saint Maurus. lidovky.cz ↗
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Petr Macinka
Minister zahraničných vecí Česka
25.06.2026
„Naši voliči by už Pavla za prezidenta nevolili"
Vyjadrenie k prezidentovi Petrovi Pavlovi
Petr Pavel
Prezident Česka
25.06.2026
„Chování vlády mě motivuje znovu kandidovat."
Reakcia na spor s vládou o jeho účasti na summite NATO v Ankare.
Petr Macinka
Minister zahraničia Česka
24.06.2026
„Je to pokus o ústavní puč."
Reakcia ministra zahraničia na Pavlovu kompetenčnú žalobu a predbežné opatrenie Ústavného súdu.
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Prezident si prohlédl porcelánku Thun v Nové Roli, přijede i na zámek Bečov
lidovky.cz
| 13:02 17.09.
Válečná sekera není zakopaná, Pavel nedá vládě nic zadarmo, říká politolog k vetu
idnes.cz
| 14:40 17.09.
Petr Pavel vyjel na severozápad Čech. Chce ukázat, co se v regionu daří, navštívil Krušné hory i Ryžovnu
irozhlas.cz
| 13:41 17.09.
Babišovi dochází trpělivost. Ministru Macinkovi dal nůž na krk
extra.cz
| 12:35 17.09.
Petr Pavel v Karlovarském kraji: Návštěva slavné porcelánky i relikviáře svatého Maura
blesk.cz
| 08:35 17.09.
Druhý den návštěvy prezidenta. Prohlédne si porcelánku i relikviář svatého Maura
idnes.cz
| 08:00 17.09.
Logické a nepřekvapivé, reaguje Macinka na Pavlovo veto. Přehlasujeme ho, vzkázal
idnes.cz
| 12:45 17.09.
Každý v jiném letadle. Macinka se bude s Pavlem míjet i v New Yorku
seznamzpravy.cz
| 11:47 17.09.
Prezident navštěvuje regiony. Uchvátilo ho nádraží Kovářská, kterému majitelé vracejí život
forum24.cz
| 10:46 17.09.
Pavel míří na severozápad Čech. Navštíví průmyslovou zónu i horské nádraží
idnes.cz
| 08:00 16.09.
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