Albín Sybera

1 week ago | intellinews.com | Albín Sybera

Czech Minister of Justice Pavel Blažek said he is to resign after multiple reports of his ministry accepting CZK1bn (€40mn) in bitcoin from a sentenced drug dealer, Tomáš Jiřikovský, who donated the bitcoins to the ministry after his release from prison in 2021. “After an agreement with Prime Minister Petr Fiala, I have decided to resign as minister of justice. I am not aware of committing any illegal deeds.

1 week ago | intellinews.com | Albín Sybera

Czech Minister of Justice Pavel Blažek has said he will resign after multiple reports of his ministry accepting CZK1bn (€40mn) in bitcoin from a sentenced drug dealer, Tomáš Jiřikovský, who donated the bitcoins to the ministry after his release from prison in 2021. “After an agreement with Prime Minister Petr Fiala, I have decided to resign as Minister of Justice. I am not aware of committing any illegal deeds.

1 week ago | intellinews.com | Albín Sybera

Czech PPF’s chief investment officer, Didier Stoessel, appears ready to take on large international streaming platforms such as Netflix and HBO in PPF’s home markets, led by Czechia, where PPF has a strong footing through its Oneplay, into which the group recently merged its streaming platform Nova Voyo and sports O2 TV.

1 week ago | intellinews.com | Albín Sybera

US nuclear company Westinghouse has made its first shipments of new nuclear fuel to Czechia as the country pushes to replace the Russian state agency Rosatom and its arm TVEL, on which Czech nuclear power plants (NPPs) relied for years. Prague launched a major overhaul of the country’s energy reliance on Russia following the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia.

2 weeks ago | visegradinsight.eu | Albín Sybera

Czech NGOs are bracing for an uncertain future as US-linked funding cuts bite, exposing cracks in an already fragile financing system that even the largest organisations struggle to navigate. Czech NGOs/CSOs surveyed by Visegrad Insight, as part of the ‘Foresight on European Values and Democratic Security’ in Central Europe project, voiced concerns over the lack of domestic funding, despite the increased involvement of local private donors and other improvements in recent years.