Czech deputy speaker visits Kyiv as EU ties protection status to military service

Czech Parliamentary Deputy Speaker Barbora Urbanová met with counterpart Olena Kondratiuk in Kyiv for bilateral talks, following a prior refusal by the Czech parliamentary steering committee to sanction the official trip. Simultaneously, Czech Chief of General Staff Miroslav Hlaváč awaits authorization from the Ministry of Defence to attend an upcoming security conference with European military leaders in Ukraine.

At the European level, updated regulations extended temporary protection status for displaced Ukrainians until March 2028, while conditioning eligibility on individuals fulfilling their military service obligations. Meanwhile, findings presented to the Czech parliament by the Kobra 26 task force highlighted that fraudulent labor agency networks involving Ukrainian workers are depriving the state of billions of crowns in uncollected social contributions.

Sources: Ekonomický deník, iROZHLAS, Respect, Seznam Zprávy