Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced a deal with Russian President Putin during a state visit to Moscow. Russia will provide credit of up to $13.7 billion to Hungary to fund the construction of two new blocks at its nuclear power plant. Thus, Orban scrapped earlier plans to invite bids fo...

On 8 January, the Government passed the Bill on Cyber-security (zákon o kybernetické bezpečnosti) that was consequently submitted to the Chamber of Deputies. The Bill reflects current trends of security threats in this branch. It also reacts on EU-documents under which the corresponding Bill should ...

Russian and Iran are currently negotiating Russian purchases of 500,000 bpd of Iranian crude oil in exchange for Russian equipment and goods. The deal would lift Iran's oil exports by 50 per cent and provide a major boost to its struggling economy. At current oil prices near $100 a barrel Iran would...

At its session on 8 January, the Government considered the private members’ Bill on Civil Service that was put forward by deputies of the Czech Social Democratic Party. The Social Democratic Party proposed the amendments to the current Act on Civil Service with regard to requirements that the Presid...