Ondřej Dostál

Firearms and a new box for the Czechs: Our list fit the "outcasts" of the Alliance

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In a sharp way, I gloss the comment of editor Lukáš Marek on Seznam Zprávách, who, in connection with the debates on defense spending, did not hesitate to label the Czech Republic as a "pariah" whose approach allegedly threatens the whole of NATO. This new media label only follows on from the earlier caste of citizens as "desolates" or "swine", while the essence remains the same: to create a sense of guilt through moral coercion, in order to pay hundred billion dollar arms contracts without excuses and fulfill the dictates of the militarists. The historical parallel with the Austro-Hungarian labeling of the Czechs as a "band of simulants" (Simulantenbande), who did not want to bleed in foreign interests for the Emperor, fits exactly with today's reality. At the time, the one-year volunteer Marek from Haškov Švejk's anti-war stance was a manifestation of common sense, while today's modern-day censors and mainstream militarists are pushing us into endless armaments. I wish all those labeled "outcasts" a peaceful weekend, and I wish our homeland to one day embark on a sovereign and reasonable path of neutrality, following the example of Austria, Switzerland or Ireland, which can prosper contentedly and safely even without alliances in NATO.

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A week in Strasbourg. Who voted how?

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Thank God it's Friday. In the video, I summarize the week in Strasbourg, how who voted and which colleagues the devil owed us: - Snooping-ChatControl - Support of Ukraine - The digital euro and the taxation of European companies Good evening everyone!

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Chat Control Voting Tactics: When opposition is only feigned when there is nothing at stake

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The strategy of alibi voting, in which one opposes a controversial proposal only when its approval is safely assured, is a classic political calculation to appease the public. During Tuesday's key vote on the accelerated procedure, when bread was broken and only a few votes of those present were enough to block it, Danuše Nerudová and her companions raised their hands for the continuation of the spying law. Then, when the final decision was made on Thursday in a relaxed pre-holiday hall with many absentees - where the unattainable absolute majority of 361 votes of all elected MEPs was strictly required for rejection - these politicians could afford to formally vote "against" without risk, in order to mask their real assignment from the EU's puppet masters in front of angry voters at home.

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Chat Control passed the European Parliament: People pushed through the spying law with a procedural trick

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The European People's Party, led by the President of the EP, managed to push through the spying law, or Chat Control. A procedural trick, before the summer break... We were against it, this time we also agreed on NE with Pirates or ODS. Thank the gifts to Zdechovská, Farský, Nerudová and Niedermayer for making it happen. Especially don't believe Zdechovský's bullshit about "child protection" - there is no need to snoop on your communications!! Democracy in Action, coming closer🇪🇺🤮

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Chat control passed.

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Chat control passed. Unfortunately, also "thanks" to some Czech voices. I don't thank our "democrats" for supporting widespread snooping🤮

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Farský's dreams of Ukraine in the EU ran into harsh reality: Poland's veto and economic trillions

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My televised confrontation with Jan Farský in Událosty ČT clearly showed why the project of Ukraine's rapid entry into the European Union is just a fiction that has no chance of passing. The main stopper will be Poland, which will never allow the integration of a country that glorifies the Banderites and the UPA terrorists responsible for the brutal Volhynia massacre of a hundred thousand Polish civilians. In addition to the impenetrable historical barriers, however, there are even more fundamental economic obstacles - by accepting Ukraine, we would import astronomical debts and corruption of gigantic proportions into the EU system, which would make all existing members net payers and cost European taxpayers trillions of crowns. The entire Ukrainian war is a proxy conflict of the USA and Great Britain, which gave birth to this regime and should also bear financial responsibility for it. It is reprehensible that instead of debating the priorities of the Irish presidency, the threat of introducing Chat Control or the collapse of the Volkswagen automobile concern, EU propaganda prefers to constantly divert attention to the Ukrainian issue.

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At the NATO summit, Trump revived the plan to take over Greenland: Brazen pressure on Denmark calls into question the meaning of the alliance

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I strongly criticize US President Donald Trump's speech at the NATO summit in Ankara, where he repeated his demand for Greenland to come under the control of the United States right in front of the Danish delegation. This aggressive and blunt pressure on one's own alliance ally shows absolute disrespect for the sovereignty of European countries and confirms that with such partners Europe does not even need enemies. Trump's behavior essentially puts the Danish and European public before the fundamental Hamlet question of whether there is still any point in remaining in such a unilaterally set up military structure.

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EU regulations make cars more expensive for ordinary people: In Strasbourg I supported cheap and accessible vehicles

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In the European Parliament, together with Kateřina Konečná, I spoke out in defense of ordinary motorists, from whose point of view new cars have become a financially unaffordable luxury due to EU regulations. I pointed out that without bureaucratic restrictions and mandatory elements, a modern simple car could cost around 150,000 crowns on the market, and a family car around a quarter of a million, which is also confirmed by my personal experiences from trips to China, where such cheap and reliable vehicles for working people are a reality. Current EU policy, on the other hand, forces Czech citizens to overpay three times the amount or to drive in sixteen-year-old used cars, and therefore the only chance to save our car industry remains a radical reduction of regulations and a return to production according to the real wishes of customers, not Brussels tables.

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Protocol chaos in Ankara: The president did not "fit in" with the Czech delegation at the leaders' dinner, Erdogan had to save him

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In a sharp way, I am glossing over the diplomatic provisional, which occurred directly at the NATO summit in Ankara. After President Petr Pavel managed to participate in the official delegation through a preliminary measure of the Constitutional Court, he encountered a harsh political reality. The government, which approved Prime Minister Andrej Babiš as the leader of the delegation, refused to give the president a leading role and a prestigious seat at the negotiating table. The result was an extremely embarrassing moment at the informal dinner of the leaders of the alliance, where Pavel was finally admitted not as a representative of the official government line, but de facto out of the goodwill of the host, Turkish President Erdogan, who had to decide at the last minute where to go with the unwanted guest. The whole situation points to a deep disruption of Czech foreign policy and an international disgrace, when the head of state at the key summit is perceived by the allies as a political supplicant rather than as a sovereign representative of the Czech Republic, which Prime Minister Babiš remains, based on the mandate of the cabinet.

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Trump threatens Belgium with retaliation after Seattle attack: "We'll send them back to the Stone Age!"

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Tensions between the United States and the European Union have escalated into an unprecedented military conflict after Belgium fatally violated the existing truce with four strikes in Seattle and attacked American infrastructure. US President Donald Trump responded on the Truth Social network with a harsh ultimatum, in which he openly threatened the total liquidation of the entire country. According to Trump, Belgium is in danger of returning to the Stone Age and destruction from which it will never recover. This dramatic clash on American soil has plunged transatlantic relations into the deepest crisis in history and threatens to spark an open war between the US and its European allies.

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Trump's phone call to Infantino and FIFA's political bending of World Cup rules

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I harshly gloss the unprecedented attack on sporting integrity that has taken place at the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup. US President Donald Trump has openly admitted that he personally phoned FIFA chief Gianni Infantino to challenge the red card for US top scorer Folarin Balogun in the previous match. The FIFA Disciplinary Commission then, under political pressure, bypassed the automatic one-game suspension for the first time since 1962 and suspended the punishment for the American striker before the crucial round of 16. The move drew strong international criticism from both UEFA and the Belgian Football Association. In the end, however, football justice prevailed directly on the turf - Belgium ("les Diables Rouges") outclassed the United States 4:1 in the round of 16 and sent the home team home from the tournament. The historical parallel with the World Cup in Italy in 1934 under the baton of Benito Mussolini only proves that FIFA's top officials tend to subordinate the rules of the game to the interests of powerful political figures and host countries regardless of the purity of the sport.

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One summit, two planes: The castle and the government fly to Ankara separately, or When the Constitutional Court intervenes in politics

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With humor and exaggeration referring to a famous film comedy, I comment on the bizarre situation surrounding the departure of the Czech delegation to the NATO summit in Ankara. After the Constitutional Court interfered with the government's plans with its swift preliminary injunction, the heated political dispute between the Castle and the Strakov Academy turned into reality in the form of two separate government specials flying to the same place. All that remains is to wish both camps a nice evening and hope that they will not encounter any unexpected political or technical complications on this forced and expensive journey.

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Trump has turned NATO into an ATM: Europe pays American armsmen and finances its own decline

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Politico's published information about Donald Trump making NATO his own ATM accurately describes Europe's current economic capitulation. Before the upcoming summit of the alliance in Ankara, I warn against the usual counter-propaganda, which is intended to force the European states to spend more astronomically on armaments through fear-mongering. While Trump forced Zelensky to sign a vassal agreement on Ukraine's mineral wealth, the cost of overpriced American weapons and proxy war is being paid entirely by European taxpayers. The fact that the EU's billion-dollar investment in the American arms industry has created over a hundred thousand jobs in the US at a time when the European concern Volkswagen is laying off the same number of employees only confirms that the EU leaders are willingly financing the economic decline of their own civilization.

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The legacy of Jan Hus and the reality in the Persian Gulf: The West is losing influence and moral superiority over the rest of the world

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The memory of the burning of Master Jan Hus and the funeral of the Iranian religious leader Ali Khamenei show deep historical and geopolitical parallels. In my view, the contemporary West finds itself in the role of the declining and internally rotting Crusader Empire of Emperor Sigismund, trying to impose its values ​​on the world by fire and sword, while militarily and morally encountering opposition from the awakening Global South. The attacks in the Persian Gulf and the failure of Western military dominance at Hormuz clearly document that the power of organized violence itself, which Samuel Huntington already wrote about, is no longer working. As an MEP, I have therefore long-term opposed war interventions in Strasbourg, I reject transatlantic fanaticism and, instead of blindly heading towards a clash of civilizations, I actively build a diplomatic dialogue with the rest of the world based on the principles of the UN Charter and mutual respect.

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Nord Stream investigation results: The attack was a terrorist act against European prosperity

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Reports from the German prosecutor's office that a Ukrainian criminal acting on the orders of state authorities was behind the destruction of the Nord Stream gas pipeline definitively reveal the background of targeted disinformation from 2022. At the time, claims by the media and government politicians that Russia was behind the attack only served to cover up economic terrorism directed at European industry. The liquidation of cheap energy resources, which China is now successfully siphoning off, led to the current deep decline of Germany, massive layoffs at Volkswagen and direct damage to the Czech economy. As a solution to this controlled stagnation, I advocate the immediate cessation of support for the Zelensky regime, the restoration of energy supplies from Asia, and the construction of a new security architecture that will reject transatlantic dictates and ensure stability in the entire Eurasian space.

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Debate in Událosty ČT: I disproved Farský's myths about the European army and the rapid entry of Ukraine

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In Událosty České televize, I corrected the misleading statement of my colleague Farský regarding the future of the European Union and security in a live broadcast. I pointed out that the creation of a joint EU army is legal and constitutional nonsense, as the EU is not a federation and the sending of soldiers remains the exclusive sovereign power of nation states. I also rejected the unrealistic promises of Ukraine joining the EU in 2027, which is completely out of the question in the foreseeable future due to the massive corruption of the regime there, the historical disputes with Poland and the astronomical economic costs for the EU budget. Public television must bring facts to viewers, not EU propaganda and fiction, especially at a time when European industry is collapsing and laying off tens of thousands of employees.

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General Řehka's plans to run for the Senate: Army leaders connect with government policy

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I am commenting on the latest media reports about the upcoming senate candidacy of Chief of the General Staff Karel Řehka, which definitively destroys the illusion of the political independence of the army command. After the media brought information about the partnership of army representatives with female government deputies for the Pirates and STAN, the news comes about Řehka's political "sacrifice" in the form of entering the senate campaign, although it is said not to be his dream career. The whole situation only shows how close the current army leaders and the government coalition are to each other, while I recommend the propagandists from Seznam to correct the basic grammatical errors in the text.

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Feast of Peter and Paul

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Today is Peter and Paul's holiday. Minister Macinka should leave them both a seat by the window. When you've already made Ankara cry

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Zelensky's defense of the people of Bandera: Poles, unlike us, have not lost their memory of the Volyn massacre

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I fundamentally reject the words of Ukrainian President Zelensky, who let himself be heard that no one will dictate to him what heroes his country should honor. These glorified characters are Banderas and terrorists from the UPA, who are responsible for the brutal slaughter of a hundred thousand Poles during the Volyn massacre within the monstrous ideology of an ethnically pure Ukraine. While in our country history is being dangerously rewritten and the way to the admiration of extremists is opening, the Poles, led by President Nawrocki, who is a historian and a patriot, have not lost their memory and unequivocally refuse to celebrate the masterminds of this historic genocide.

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Meeting with Pope Leo XIV. and the new encyclical: The Vatican strongly rejects the hypocrisy of war and the double standard of the Union

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Extraordinary audience with Pope Leo XIV. confirmed that the Vatican's true leftist policies and positions share core values ​​such as the appeal for peace, human dignity and social rights. The new papal encyclical Magnifica Humanitas and the latest statement of the head of the Catholic Church on the doctrine of just war represent a direct confrontation with American aggression against Iran and a clear rejection of the hypocrisy of war. In addition, the Vatican, through the mouths of its representatives, openly accused the European Union of applying a double standard in international politics, where the Union on the one hand imposes sanctions and sends weapons, while in other, more brutal conflicts and invasions, it completely ignores human rights and international law.

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Overnight storm over Brussels: Extreme lightning and horizontal rain replaced days of scorching heat

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After nearly a week of unbearable and deadly heat, a wild night storm broke out over Brussels, bringing an hour of continuous flashing lightning and horizontal torrential rain. While my dog ​​prefers to bivouac in the safety of the bedroom, for the heads of energy companies, the wild natural theater could serve as a visual demonstration of how efficiently our competition produces electricity from renewable sources. We can only hope that this extreme turn in the weather does not cause any significant damage to the infrastructure.

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Political chaos in Romania: The intervention of the Constitutional Court in the elections brought anarchy and a deep crisis

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The current deep political paralysis in Romania, where President Nicușor Dan is trying in vain to form a workable governing coalition, is a direct result of last year's unprecedented intervention by the country's Constitutional Court in the presidential election. At the time, under the pretext of foreign interference and a non-transparent campaign on social networks, the court controversially annulled the results of the first round, which was clearly won by the sovereignist candidate Călin Georgescu. While this move forcibly removed an inconvenient winner for the system, it completely ignored the will of millions of voters yearning for change, leading to the explosive growth of the opposition AUR movement and plunging the country into protracted chaos and subversion of true democracy.

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Ignoring the principle of "listen to the other side": the Constitutional Court undermined the foundations of a fair trial in its haste

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The decision of the Constitutional Court on the trip to Ankara shows such fatal procedural defects that the label "constitutional coup" from the mouth of Minister Macinka is unfortunately not just a political shortcut. The judges completely abandoned the key principle of audiatur et altera pars – that is, hearing the other side – when they ruled on the castle proposal delivered on Monday evening as early as midday on Wednesday, without giving the government any real time to comment. As a lawyer, I must warn that precisely this gradual dismantling of procedural rules and the one-sided arbitrariness of justice, which we have already experienced in the pale blue during the covid restrictions, represent a creeping path to totalitarianism, which must be firmly opposed regardless of political sympathies.

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"Baxa-box" instead of constitutional argumentation: When the Constitutional Court resigns itself to justifying its actions

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I am commenting on the current popular creativity reacting to the controversial preliminary measure of the Constitutional Court in the dispute over the NATO summit in Ankara. The so-called "Baxa-box", which is circulating on social networks, accurately describes the deeper problem, which is the resignation of the court under the leadership of Josef Baxa to careful and convincing justification of key steps with a clear reference to the Constitution. If an institution that previously built respect through bulletproof legal argumentation issues a resolution based only on operational practices, it cannot be argued with at all from a professional point of view, which fundamentally undermines the seriousness of the entire judiciary.

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Preliminary decision of the Constitutional Court on the NATO summit: Argumentally weak resolution recorded to the president

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I issued a stark warning against the politicization of the judiciary in response to the Constitutional Court's preliminary measure allowing Petr Pavl to go to the NATO summit despite the government's express disapproval. According to my legal analysis, the reasoning of the judges is extremely weak and contradictory, because constitutional competence cannot be defended by mere historical custom from the times when there was no contradiction between the Castle and the Strakova Academy. With this step, the Ús actually anticipates the outcome of the entire dispute without proper argumentation and exposes itself to the justified accusation that it is making purely political decisions instead of the letter of the Constitution.

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Health Day in the Senate and the future of European e-medicine: The system needs a functional data space and less bureaucracy

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During a preventive examination of the vascular system as part of the Health Day in the Senate, I opened a debate on the fundamental changes that our health care sector expects from the EU level in the coming years. Mr. Senator Fiala and I discussed the introduction of the European Health Data Area (EHDS), which must finally bring patients easy and secure access to documentation without unnecessary paperwork, into which billions have been spent in vain for twenty years. At the same time, I warn against the overblown European MDR legislation for medical devices, which burdens manufacturers with thousands of pages of bureaucracy instead of actually increasing patient safety.

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President Pavel filed a competence lawsuit because of Ankara: The Constitutional Court will decide on powers in foreign policy

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The move by President Petr Pavel, who filed a jurisdictional lawsuit with the Constitutional Court due to a dispute with the government about representation at the NATO summit, brings a crucial moment for the interpretation of the Czech constitution. The court proceedings will definitively clarify the competence boundaries between the head of state and the cabinet, which bears budgetary and political responsibility for foreign policy. I predict that the president will not succeed in court, while the position of weakened Western leaders at the upcoming summit is also illustrated by the example of British Prime Minister Starmer, who left office after a crushing election defeat.

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The fall of British Prime Minister Starmer as the beginning of the end of unpopular leaders: Who among the EU leaders will follow him?

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The announced resignation of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer after a crushing defeat in local elections foreshadows wider political upheaval across Europe. Starmer, who was one of the least popular Western leaders, is the first of the top politicians to fall, while I predict a similar fate for French President Macron, German Chancellor Merz and the head of EU diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, in the near future. Voters in Europe, tired of the current politics and economic stagnation, are starting to massively change their preferences, which is confirmed by, for example, the rocket growth of the opposition forces, and the days of the current EU leaders are thus quickly running out.

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Vassal treaty with the US and continued support for Israel: the Union pays for geopolitical games and harms its own interests

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I strongly reject the unilaterally disadvantageous trade agreement between the European Union and the United States, which the EU authorities finally approved under the pressure of Trump's threats. I consider the agreement to fifteen percent American tariffs on European goods in exchange for zero tariffs for the USA to be a political and economic capitulation by Ursula von der Leyen, who also obliged us to buy overpriced American energy. The European Union thus voluntarily places itself in the position of an economic vassal and, through the continuing association agreement, covers the Middle East policy of Israel and Trump, the consequences of which in the form of expensive oil, gas and fertilizers are directly destroying our own economy.

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The European Commission wants higher real estate taxes: Brazen ideas of Brussels threaten the family silver and the freedom of the Czechs

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I fundamentally reject the European Commission's recommendation to increase property taxes, which I consider to be a direct attack on the social, economic and moral security of our households. For more than three-quarters of the population of the Czech Republic, owning a home represents a life-long earned value and a fundamental pillar of personal freedom, not speculative property. The plans for higher taxation of private property, which we have built from already hard-taxed money, mean the punishment of hard-working people and an unacceptable interference with economic independence, which, as a descendant of free Moravian peasants, I strongly oppose.

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Hospital funding fuels corruption: The reimbursement system was already crooked twenty years ago, and patients are losing out

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The topic of the non-transparent distribution of one billion crowns in the Czech healthcare system became the subject of commentary for Czech Television. According to the author, the current model of reimbursement decrees, bonuses for drug purchases and cross-financing structurally encourages corruption and abuse of the system, the foundations of which were deformed in 2005-2008. Because of the circumvention of anti-monopoly rules and the Public Procurement Act when concluding contracts between insurance companies and hospitals, patients end up paying extra with longer waiting periods and health professionals with unfair financial evaluation.

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The temporary exception to the migration pact is a trap: the Czech Republic faces the threat of mandatory relocation or a high "burning fee" in 2027

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I strongly criticize the European migration pact and warn against the non-transparent system of exceptions, which applies to the Czech Republic only for the year 2026 based on the presence of Ukrainian refugees. If the EU authorities do not extend this temporary relief for 2027, we will either be forced to accept migrants from other parts of the world or pay a solidarity penalty of €20,000 for each rejected person. Following the example of Hungary, I therefore call for a complete rejection of the pact due to the protection of state sovereignty, as I consider the exclusive right to decide on the composition of the population in one's own territory to be an insurmountable pillar of the sovereign state.

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Seznam's algorithmic misstep: Kallas faces pressure from France and Germany, while a robot "cleans" her next to articles for women

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I drew attention to a bizarre misstep by the algorithm of the Seznam server, which automatically included a lifestyle article with a visually similar lady "whom no one wants" under the news about pressure from France and Germany to dismiss the head of EU diplomacy Kaja Kallas. However, this smiling intervention of internet bots does not change the fact that the real end of the Estonian politician at the head of EU diplomacy is high time to be realized. Her ideological rhetoric consistently offends key global partners, cripples the EU's economic diplomacy, and the ideal solution for her would be the traditional political "kicking up" to the insignificant position of Estonian president.

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The introduction of ETS 2 at a time of energy crisis: the Union liquidates its own industry and drives investors to the US and China

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While global energy markets were hit hard by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz as a result of the Middle East conflict, the European Union intends to burden businesses and households with a new "burner" in the form of the ETS 2 emission allowance system in the amount of CZK 1,100 per ton of CO2. Instead of investing in energy self-sufficiency and building nuclear power plants, EU leaders are funding censorship, migrants and the non-profit sector. The result of this policy is a massive leakage of production capacities to the United States and China, which can provide their companies with cheap resources and stable infrastructure.

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Brutal attack in Belfast and the reality of migration: Judgment on SPD over 'imported surgeons' quickly hit

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Belfast: An attacker from Sudan tried to behead a victim in the street. The victim was rescued by passers-by, he is in hospital in a serious condition, with cuts on his face. The assailant was clearly not a surgeon. But still, I have the impression that the judgment against the SPD from last week has not aged well...

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Debate in Brussels on the anniversary of the USA: Woke agenda and political non-profits came from America, Europe is not responsible for them

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At the conservative Matthias Corvinus Collegium in Brussels, on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the USA, I directly confronted American speakers who, following the example of J.D. Vance, criticized the current decline of Europe. I asked them where all the woke agendas, BLM and political non-profits sponsored by USAID or NED came to us, and who brought this direction to our conservative regions. Additionally, based on my own academic experience in Missouri during my Fulbright Fellowship, I caution against blindly adopting the American model, especially when it comes to efforts to privatize our functioning public health care system.

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Another blow to the European economy? The Union is preparing the 21st package of sanctions, which continues to threaten the industry

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The introduction of the 21st package of anti-Russian sanctions by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is drawing sharp criticism because of its impact on the European economy. According to opponents, measures focused on the energy sector, the banking sector or the shadow fleet, rather than Russia, devastate Germany's industrial base, on whose prosperity the Czech Republic is directly dependent. The solution to the situation and the impasse of EU politics may be a significant political shift among German voters towards the opposition parties AfD and BSW.

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The president should file a competence lawsuit, not just talk about it: The Constitution gives responsibility for foreign policy to the government

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In a debate on CNN Prima NEWS about the dispute between President Petr Pavlo and the government regarding the trip to Ankara, I pointed out the need for a clear constitutional delimitation of powers. In my opinion, instead of making media statements, the president should actually file a competence lawsuit, even if he would probably lose it at the Constitutional Court. The Constitution deliberately entrusts the management of foreign policy to the government, which is responsible for the state budget and cannot be bound by the president's unrealistic promises abroad.

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The President's Embarrassing Ankara Controversy: Struggle for Image of Collapsing Western Hegemony and Sponsorship Money

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President Petr Pavel's speech at the government meeting, accompanied by emotions and regrets, reveals a much deeper geopolitical clash. In my opinion, this is not just a plane ticket to Turkey or a dispute with Macinka, but a desperate attempt by the real opposition - financed by Taiwan or American structures - to show its sponsors that the politics of the military-industrial complex and the old Western dominance are still alive. At the time of the emerging multilateral world, the media is only playing a theater to pretend that the course changes represented by Trump or Babiš are only temporary.

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The opposition in the European Parliament faces isolation: Trips to Asia are to repair diplomatic damage and prepare a patriotic alternative

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MEPs face a so-called cordon sanitaire in the European Parliament, which deprives opposition parties of influence on the running of committees and delegations. The current opposition therefore sees its role in building a clear political and economic alternative for the period after 2029. Work trips to China and other Asian countries are aimed at limiting the damage caused by EU diplomacy, developing academic ties with the technologically advanced East and opening new markets for Czech industry, which can no longer rely only on stagnant Germany.

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China's Silicon Valley is revolutionizing the car industry: Geely shows the EU the way from regulations to innovation

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A visit to the technology center in Zhejiang province and the headquarters of the automotive giant Geely showed the stark difference between European regulation and Chinese industrial reality. The concern, which includes Volvo, Lotus and Zeekr, demonstrates a successful global expansion, while European car companies are facing chaos in legislation. The aim of the Czech delegation and inter-university cooperation is to analyze complex EU regulations, support export opportunities and find a way to pragmatically use available Chinese technologies, from affordable electric cars for cities to advanced hybrid cars.

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MEPs in China: Refusal to cooperate with the new economic center of the world would be a fatal mistake for the EU

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A six-day marathon of lectures at elite universities and meetings with chambers of commerce in Beijing and Shanghai confirmed China's key role as a technological and industrial leader of the 21st century. According to European legislators, the European Union is failing in economic diplomacy and risks losing access to a hundred million consumer market, where the Czech Republic still has an excellent reputation thanks to its historical footprint. The goal of the delegation is to promote strategic cooperation instead of rivalry and to analyze the Chinese model of combining state planning and the free market.

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Pandemic treaty postponed to 2027: WHO grapples with vaccine disagreements, post-Covid crisis of confidence

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The meeting of the European Parliament's Health Committee in Geneva confirmed the postponement of the approval of the global WHO Pandemic Agreement until May 2027 due to disputes between rich and developing countries on data sharing and drug distribution. Restoring public confidence after the covid-19 pandemic, protecting doctors in crisis zones and the need to get rid of financial dependence on private donors and the pharmaceutical industry remain key challenges for the World Health Organization.

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