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Euractiv
17-07-2025
- Politics
- Euractiv
Arrest in Russia-linked school bomb threats sparks Czech-Slovak row
Arrest in Russia-linked school bomb threats sparks Czech-Slovak row PRAGUE - Slovakia's arrest of a Ukrainian suspect in last year's school bomb threats has sparked tensions with Czechia after Prague said the man was likely funded by Russian, a detail Slovak authorities left out. The Ukrainian suspect is accused of sending bomb threats that disrupted hundreds of schools across Slovakia and Czechia in September 2024, prompting evacuations and emergency police action. In a Facebook post , Slovak police said the arrest was made in Dnipro, Ukraine, as part of a joint operation with Czech and Ukrainian counterparts. But the Slovak statement, which according to the Czech officials was missing some information, quickly drew pushback. The Czech Security Information Service (BIS) said the Ukrainian suspect was 'likely financed by a Russian actor ' - a detail omitted from the Slovak police statement. Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský similarly referred to 'a very likely' Russian actor behind the threats. In a press release , Prague's public prosecutor's office said the case is classified as a threat to commit a terrorist crime, which carries a sentence of five to 15 years under Czech law. However, the case has exposed deeper strains in Czech-Slovak cooperation. According to Czech outlet Deník N , Czech prosecutors had urged Slovak authorities to delay the announcement until both sides could present a complete account - including the Russian connection. 'The Slovaks released it deliberately, to make it look like Ukrainians were behind it,' one source told the outlet. Tensions escalated after Czech police spokesperson Ondřej Moravčík told CNN Prima NEWS: 'It's not that we were cooperating - we were the key players, and they just tagged along.' Although the quote was then removed from the broadcast, an audio recording spread online. Slovak Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok defended his police forces and urged Czech officials to exercise restraint - but not say why the Russian link was not disclosed. Slovakia's opposition jumped on the fallout, accusing the government of mishandling the case and calling for Eštok's resignation.
Euractiv
09-07-2025
- Business
- Euractiv
Czech companies supplying sanctioned goods to Russia
Several Czech companies continue to export goods to Russia in violation of EU sanctions, Czech news site Deník N reported, citing customs data and a list from the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The list names eight Czech firms suspected of circumventing restrictions on exports to Russia. Czech authorities began reviewing the allegations two weeks ago. According to customs records obtained by Deník N, goods from these companies – including metal-cutting machines subject to EU sanctions – reached Russia in 2023. In one case, exports were routed through Serbia. The machinery passed through two Serbian firms, FAF Invest and Vamars, which share ownership and began operating only after the full-scale Russian invasion. Neither has previous experience in the machinery sector, and both lack websites. They appear to function primarily as logistics intermediaries. Among the Czech companies named is Brno-based Pilous. Despite sanctions, its machines – still in packaging marked with the Pilous brand – continue to appear at the St. Petersburg address of its former Russian subsidiary. The company claims it lost control over the subsidiary after the invasion. Jiří Skuhrovec of the data analysis firm Datlab confirmed for Deník N that Czech-made goods continue to appear in Russian import records, routed through third countries.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Convict donates Bitcoin worth €40m to Czech Justice Ministry
A convicted criminal has donated 468.468 Bitcoin to the Czech Justice Ministry, a spokesman announced on Thursday. The cryptocurrency was auctioned off, generating proceeds of almost €40 million ($45.4 million), which are to be used for good causes, such as helping victims of crime and equipping prisons, the spokesman said. The transaction has raised concern. The newspaper Deník N reported that the police have launched an investigation on the suspicion that the amount was raised through money laundering. According to the report, the donor was convicted for running an illegal darknet platform for drugs and medicine in the past, and served a four-year prison sentence. Justice Minister Pavel Blažek rejected the criticism. "Why should a convicted person not be allowed to give something to the state, for example as a form of penance?" he said. Blažek said he does not know the benefactor personally, but he knows his lawyer, as do hundreds of other lawyers. He stressed that he sees no ethical dilemma in the transaction.
