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Petr Hladík (politician)
Petr Hladík (born 28 September 1984) is a Czech Republic, Czech politician who has served as Ministry of the Environment (Czech Republic), Czech Minister of the Environment in the Cabinet of Petr Fiala since March 2023. He served as the deputy chairman of KDU-ČSL from 2019 Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party leadership election, March 2019 to 2024 KDU–ČSL leadership election, October 2024. From 2016 until 2023, Hladík was deputy mayor of Brno. He previously served as chairman of the Young Populars from 2012 until 2015. Political career 2010s In the 2010 Czech municipal elections, Hladík was elected as a KDU-ČSL representative of the Brno-sever district, and became a district council member the following month. He also ran for KDU-ČSL in the Brno city council elections, but was not elected. In the 2014 Czech municipal elections, Hladík defended his mandate in Brno-sever as the leader of the KDU-ČSL candidate list, and was also elected to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of The Environment (Czech Republic)
The Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic () is a government Ministry (government department), ministry established in 1990. It is the highest body for nature and environmental protection in the Czech Republic. History This ministry was established in 1990, before which the environment was divided between the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of the Interior, and the Ministry of Forestry and Water Management (within the Czech Socialist Republic). Before the Velvet Revolution, the Ministry of the Interior was briefly called MVŽP—the Ministry of the Interior and the Environment. The first independent Minister of the Environment was Bedřich Moldan. In addition, from 1990 until the end of October 1992, there was the ''Federal Environment Committee'' (FVŽP), which ceased to exist in connection with the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia; the first minister — the chairman of the FVŽP was Josef Vavroušek. Since the beginning of 1993, the Ministry of the Environment ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brno
Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic after the capital, Prague, and one of the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 100 largest cities of the European Union. The Brno metropolitan area has approximately 730,000 inhabitants. Brno is the former capital city of Moravia and the political and cultural hub of the South Moravian Region. It is the centre of the Judiciary of the Czech Republic, Czech judiciary, with the seats of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic, Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic, Supreme Court, the Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic, Supreme Administrative Court, and the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office, and a number of state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Czech Municipal Elections
Municipal elections were held in the Czech Republic on 23 and 24 September 2022. Campaign Mayors and Independents (STAN) STAN launched the spring phase of its campaign on 19 April 2022. Party leader Vít Rakušan called it a "key election" and the party thus chose a Key as a symbol for the party campaign. Rakušan stated that the party wants to show smart and inspirative solutions from experience. The party also introduced the "I want to run" ("Chci kandidovat") project, which aims to help people enter politics. Result See also * 2022 Brno municipal election * 2022 Prague municipal election * 2022 Plzeň municipal election * 2022 Ostrava municipal election References External links 2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ... 2022 elections in the Czech Repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Radio
Czech Radio (, ČRo) is the public radio broadcaster of the Czech Republic operating continuously since 1923. It is the oldest national radio broadcaster in continental Europe and the second-oldest in Europe after the BBC. Czech Radio was established in 1992 by the Czech Radio Act, which sets out the framework for its operation and finance. It acts as the successor to the previous state-owned Czechoslovak Radio which ceased to exist by 1992. The service broadcasts throughout the Czech Republic nationally and locally. Its four national services are Radiožurnál, Dvojka, Vltava and Plus. Czech Radio operates twelve nationwide stations and another fourteen regional stations. All ČRo stations broadcast via internet stream, digital via DAB+ and DVB, and part analog via terrestrial transmitters. It is based in Prague in a building in Vinohradská třída. History Czechoslovak era ', then ', was established on 18 May 1923, making its first broadcast from a scout tent in the K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hospodářské Noviny
''Hospodářské noviny'' () is a national daily newspaper published in the Czech Republic. History and profile ''Hospodářské noviny'' was first published on 21 May 1990. The paper is headquartered in Prague and has a specific focus on economics. The founder and publisher is a joint company, Economia which is owned by Zdeněk Bakala since 2008. It is published in broadsheet format. Circulation The circulation of ''Hospodářské noviny'' was 75,000 copies in 2002. In October 2003 the paper had a circulation of 74,195 copies. The circulation of the paper was 66,024 copies in December 2004. It was 67,000 copies for 2004 as a whole. The 2007 circulation of the paper was 58,783 copies. The circulation of ''Hospodářské noviny'' was 57,390 copies in 2008 and 54,285 copies in 2009. It was 44,225 copies in 2010 and 41,933 copies in 2011. As of September 2013 it was the 9th most widely circulated newspaper in the country with the circulation of 43,000 copies. See also * List of n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Czech Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 8 and 9 October 2021. All 200 members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, Chamber of Deputies were elected, with the leader of the resulting government to become the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic. Following the 2017 Czech parliamentary election, 2017 parliamentary elections, the country had been ruled by a minority government consisting of ANO (political party), ANO, led by prime minister Andrej Babiš, and the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD), led by interior minister Jan Hamáček, with confidence and supply support from the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSČM) until April 2021. The largest opposition party was the Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic), Civic Democratic Party (ODS), followed by the Czech Pirate Party. Other parties in the Chamber of Deputies included Freedom and Direct Democracy, SPD, TOP 09, Mayors and Independents, STAN, and KDU-ČSL. Babiš ran again as leader o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deník
''Deník'' is a regional daily newspaper in the Czech Republic. History Originally owned by German publishing company Verlagsgruppe Passau (VGP), ''Deník'' has been owned by Penta Investments since 2015. VGP has a monopoly on the Czech regional press. In September 2006, regional newspapers across the Czech Republic were rebranded to ''Deník'' with a regional adjective appended, including ''Pražský deník'' (). Apart from the Prague-based version, further 72 regional newspapers were branded as part of this launch. The 2007 circulation of the paper was 328,319 copies, making it the second most read paper in the country. The circulation of ''Deník'' was 295,307 copies in 2008 and 247,987 copies in 2009. It was 224,122 copies in 2010 and 204,084 copies in 2011. See also * List of newspapers in the Czech Republic In 1995 there were eight national newspapers in the Czech Republic and their total circulation was about 1.8 million copies. The number of daily newspapers was 96 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Brno Municipal Election
Brno municipal election in 2018 was held as part of 2018 Czech municipal elections. ANO 2011 led by incumbent Mayor Petr Vokřál received highest number of votes being followed by Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic), Civic Democratic Party (ODS). ODS formed coalition with KDU-ČSL, Czech Social Democratic Party, ČSSD and Czech Pirate Party, Pirates after the election. Markéta Vaňková of ODS became the new Mayor. Background Previous election was held in 2014. It was a victory for ANO 2011. A protest party called Žít Brno was also successful. Žít Brno is inspired by Icelandic Best Party. ANO formed a coalition with Žít Brno, Green Party (Czech Republic), Green Party and Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party. Petr Vokřál from ANO became Mayor of Brno. Žít Brno decided to not participate in the 2018 election. Its members instead sought nomination from Czech Pirate Party. The Pirates nominated Tomáš Koláčný as its leader. Only one member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lidové Noviny
''Lidové noviny'' (''People's News'', or ''The People's Newspaper'', ) is a daily newspaper published in Prague, the Czech Republic. It is the oldest Czech daily still in print, and a newspaper of record. It is a national news daily covering political, economic, cultural and scientific affairs, mostly with a centre-right, conservative view. It often hosts commentaries and opinions of prominent personalities from the Czech Republic and from abroad. History and profile ''Lidové noviny'' was founded by Adolf Stránský in 1893 in Brno. Its high prestige was due to the number of famous Czech personalities that were contributing—writers, politicians and philosophers—and its attention toward foreign politics and culture. It was also the first Czech daily publishing political cartoons. Its publication was interrupted during World War II. The newspaper changed its name to ''Svobodné noviny'' after the liberation before returning to the original name from 9 May 1948. It was closed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 European Parliament Election In The Czech Republic
European Parliament elections were held in the Czech Republic on 23 and 24 May 2014. In total, 21 Member of the European Parliament, Members of the European Parliament were elected using proportional representation (single district D'Hondt with a 5% threshold). ANO 2011, ANO won the election closely followed by the coalition of TOP 09 and Mayors and Independents, STAN, themselves closely followed by ČSSD. A total of 7 parties gained seats, including the non-parliamentary Party of Free Citizens. Election voter turnout, turnout was 18.2%, the second lowest of all participating countries after Slovakia. Campaign finances Opinion polls Results European groups Elected members The seats were given out within the parties to the candidates who received the preference votes, if number of preference votes exceeds 5% of votes for party (highlighted by bold), otherwise to the candidates by its order on party candidate list. 8 of 21 elected candidates are non-partisans (4 elected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Czech Parliamentary Election
Early parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 25 and 26 October 2013, seven months before the constitution of the Czech Republic, constitutional expiry of the elected Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, parliament's four-year legislative term. The government 2010 Czech legislative election, elected in May 2010 led by Prime Minister Petr Nečas was forced to resign on 17 June 2013, after a corruption and bribery scandal. A caretaker government led by Prime Minister Jiří Rusnok was then appointed by the President of the Czech Republic, President, but narrowly lost a vote of confidence on 7 August, leading to its resignation six days later. The Chamber of Deputies then passed a motion of dissolution on 20 August, requiring new elections to be called within 60 days of presidential assent. The President gave his assent on 28 August, scheduling the elections for 25 and 26 October 2013. The two parties gaining the most seats were the Czech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Czech Regional Elections
Elections to regional councils in the Czech Republic in 13 regions (except Prague) were held on 7 and 8 October 2016. In one third of constituencies, the elections were combined with Czech Senate elections. Also, several municipal referendums were held, notably in Brno its Central station referendum. Background Czech Social Democratic Party has won previous election while its main rival Civic Democratic Party saw large loss o support finishing third. Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia finished second. 2013 Czech legislative election resulted in political Earthquake as populist ANO 2011 finished second to Social Democrats while Civic Democratic Party was reduced to 5th place. Czech Social Democratic Party was viewed as front-runner of the election while ANO 2011 was expected to finish second. Civic Democratic Party was expected to become largest right-wing party. Leader of ANO 2011 Andrej Babiš Andrej Babiš (; born 2 September 1954) is a Czech businessman and politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
