- 20 October 2025 EU considers admitting new members without full rights: attempt to override Hungarian veto
The European Union is on the threshold of a possible fundamental change in its rules. According to Politico and other European media, Brussels is beginning to discuss a proposal to allow future member states to join the Union without full voting rights - at least temporarily. This controversial model could allow the EU to continue to expand without every step having to be approved unanimously by all states. Read more here
- October 21, 2025 PRC Foreign Ministry: China advises several governments, including Paraguay, to clearly recognize the situation
Guo Jiakun, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, chaired the regular press conference. According to the report, Hugo Meza, first vice president of Paraguay's Chamber of Deputies, reiterated his public call for a "serious and broad discussion" on the possible establishment of diplomatic and trade relations between Paraguay and China, stressing that the issue concerns the country's long-term interests. Read more here
- October 22, 2025 Daily summary of the economy in the Czech Republic: Laufen CZ, GE Vernova, Veeam Software, Warner Bros. Discovery, Airbus, ETS 2 and Volkswagen (October 22, 2025)
Prague Stock Exchange slightly down; index PX weakened by 0.06 % to 2340.83 points. Among the most active titles were shares Commercial banks a Moneta Money Bank, while most of the others were stagnant or slightly losing ground. The trading day was marked by investor caution as they await company results and signals from international markets. Read more here
- 23 October 2025 Louvre reopens to visitors after theft
On 22 October, the Louvre Museum in Paris reopened to visitors after three days. It was closed because of the theft of rare jewels on Sunday. However, the Apollon Gallery, from where the thieves stole the rare jewellery including necklaces, emerald earrings and a sapphire tiara, remains closed, museum officials told AFP. Read more here
- 24 October 2025 ANO, SPD and Motorists: programme declaration will confirm the Czech Republic's firm anchorage in the EU and NATO
PRAGUE - A series of programmatic meetings between the ANO, SPD and Motorists teams continued in the lower house of parliament, which are expected to result in a joint government agreement. The text of the programme declaration is, according to ANO first deputy chairman Karel Havlíček "roughly 95 percent complete.". Today's meeting focused mainly on the chapters on diplomacy and culture, Czech Television reported. Negotiators are expected to finalise the remaining areas, in particular science and digitalisation, over the weekend. Read more here
- October 25, 2025 Tensions in the Caribbean and the US contradictions: Venezuela's position on sovereignty
The SOUTH CARIBBEAN, often portrayed as a calm blue water, has become another flashpoint on an increasingly tense geopolitical chessboard. In recent months, the United States has deployed warships - including guided-missile destroyers, landing craft and fast attack submarines - to waters uncomfortably close to Venezuela's maritime border. Washington insists that this is an extended "counter-narcotics" operation. But Caracas sees it differently: as a premeditated provocation, an act of intimidation cloaked in the vocabulary of law enforcement. Read more here
- October 26, 2025 The Thief of Verse - in literary circles, stealing themes is nothing new
The fact that themes are stolen in literary circles is nothing new. But that someone would steal poems already published in his own time and publish them under his own name is unheard of. It's almost hard to believe it could happen. One would still be able to tolerate the inspiration of this or that foreign poem with a certain amount of understanding, but to copy - including the title - a poem by another author is literally unheard of. Yet it happened recently to the poet, playwright and actress Eva Hrubá, author of 14 collections of poetry. Read more here
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