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Analyses | | Jakub Groszkowski

President Milos Zeman will change the Czech political scene

The former Czech left-wing prime minister, Milos Zeman, won the presidential election, defeating Karel Schwarzenberg, the present deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, in the runoff on 25-26 January. Their support levels…
Analyses | | Jakub Groszkowski

Russians may replace CEZ in the Slovak nuclear programme

On 15 January, Slovakia’s state-owned nuclear company JAVYS and the Czech state-owned energy corporation CEZ signed a memorandum with Russia’s Rosatom, which envisages Rosatom being granted access to complete documentation concerning the…
Analyses | | Jakub Groszkowski

The Gazelle gas pipeline has connected the Czech Republic with Nord Stream

On 14 January, Prime Minister Petr Necas opened the Gazelle gas pipeline at the Czech-German border in the presence of representatives from Germany and Russia. Gazelle is the extension of Nord Stream’s branch running through the Czech…
Analyses | | Mateusz Gniazdowski, Jakub Groszkowski

Czech Republic Milos Zeman and Karel Schwarzenberg in the run-off of the presidential election

In the first round of the first universal presidential election in the Czech Republic held on 11-12 January, the former left-wing prime minister, Milos Zeman, came first with 24.21% of the vote. He finished only slightly ahead of the…