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PRAGUE, March 16 (Reuters) - CEZ would prefer to have a political agreement on launching a tender to build a new unit at the Dukovany nuclear plant, Chief Executive Daniel Benes said on Tuesday as tensions were rising over whether to invite Russia into the process.
The 70% state-owned electricity producer aims to launch the tender, estimated to be worth at least 6 billion euros ($7.17 billion) in current prices, as soon as possible.
The EU and NATO country’s security services have advised not to invite China and Russia into the tender, going against pro-Russian President Milos Zeman as well as Benes who have spoken in favour of keeping in Russia, seen as a strong contender.
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The Czech government faced the threat that parliament may tie its hands in efforts to combat one of Europe's worst coronavirus outbreaks, after a key ally in parliament said on Friday it would not support extension of emergency executive powers.
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PRAGUE, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The Czech government faced the threat that parliament may tie its hands in efforts to combat one of Europe’s worst coronavirus outbreaks, after a key ally in parliament said on Friday it would not support extension of emergency executive powers.
The Communist Party, which supports Prime Minister Andrej Babis’s minority coalition government, said it had decided to withdraw backing for the powers in response to the government ignoring its calls to reopen schools and ski resorts.
“The government did not take our conditions seriously and decided otherwise,” the party said in a statement.