Czech authorities address labor fraud as EU updates Ukrainian residency rules

New European Union regulations extending temporary protection for displaced Ukrainians until March 2028 have taken effect, conditioning residency rights on fulfilling military service obligations toward Kyiv.

In the Czech Republic, the specialized police unit Kobra 26 is investigating agency employment chains and undeclared work, with parliamentary discussions warning that tax evasion could cost the state billions of korunas. Meanwhile, travel to Ukraine continues to cause domestic political friction in Prague. Deputy Speaker Barbora Urbanová visited Kyiv to meet Ukrainian parliamentary leadership despite a prior rejection by her chamber's organizational committee. Concurrently, Chief of General Staff Miroslav Hlaváč is awaiting defense ministry approval to attend a security summit in Ukraine.

Sources: Ekonomický deník, iROZHLAS, Respect, Seznam Zprávy