Czechia's coalition government has approved a bill to scrap the current license fee for Czech Television and Czech Radio, moving their funding to the state budget from next year. Critics warn this could lead to budget cuts, layoffs, and political interference, calling it 'cultural vandalism' and a threat to democracy.
Czechia's coalition government has approved a bill to scrap the license fee for Czech Television and Czech Radio, moving their funding to the state budget. Critics warn this move, which would cut budgets and potentially lead to layoffs, is 'cultural vandalism' and a threat to media independence, while the government insists it will improve efficiency and fairness.
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A former Polish justice minister sought in his homeland for alleged abuse of power says he has travelled from Hungary to the US, prompting prosecutors in Poland to say on Monday that they are investigating whether he was assisted in evading liability. Zbigniew Ziobro was a key figure in the government led by the nationalist conservative Law and Justice party that ran Poland between 2015 and 2023. That administration established political control over key judicial institutions by stacking higher...
