Czechia: the 2027 budget, Russian diplomats and the extremism dispute
Andrej Babis government failed to agree with its coalition partner Motoriste on cuts to a budget carrying a 389 billion crown deficit. At the same time Prague announced reciprocal restrictions on Russian diplomats after the Leipzig airport attack, and a court issued a non-final ruling in the SPD case against the interior ministry. We track how these three threads close before the October elections.
The article that started it
O čom píše Česko: Vláda obmedzí ruských diplomatov. Ten istý minister v ten deň nedohodol rozpočet a dal rozhovor mužovi v kukle
Petr Macinka predvolal ruskú veľvyslankyňu, odišiel od Babiša bez dohody o schodku 389 miliárd a čelil videu z rozhovoru s mužom v kukle. Čo píšu…
What we are still watching
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The interior ministry decided whether to appeal the ruling on listing SPD in the extremism report.
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The protection service internal review of the conduct of Macinka bodyguards was closed.
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Pavel Straka either remained head of the Czech Environmental Inspectorate or was dismissed by minister Cerveny.
What has happened
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The government and Motoriste agreed on a specific volume of cuts to the 2027 budget. Dohoda 17.9., vláda schválila rozpočet 21.9. so schodkom 386 mld Kč (pôvodne 389 mld) → O čom píše Česko: Vláda ustála nedôveru, rozpočet má schodok 386 miliárd. Zůna zrušil zákazku za 25 miliárd a Pavel vynechá voľby 2.10.2026
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Czechia published the specific form of its reciprocal measures against Russian diplomatic and technical staff. Recipročné opatrenia k pohybu ruských diplomatov zavedené 23.9. → O čom píše Česko: Vláda ustála nedôveru, rozpočet má schodok 386 miliárd. Zůna zrušil zákazku za 25 miliárd a Pavel vynechá voľby 2.10.2026
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