Czech officials address Ukraine travel and tax fraud as EU updates protection rules

Czech Deputy Speaker Barbora Urbanová arrived in Kyiv to confer with Ukrainian parliamentary leaders, despite an earlier rejection of her travel request by a parliamentary committee. Concurrently, Czech Chief of General Staff Miroslav Hlaváč awaits Ministry of Defence authorization to attend an upcoming security summit alongside European and Ukrainian military heads.

On the European level, updated EU regulations prolong temporary protection status for displaced Ukrainians until March 2028, while newly conditioning eligibility on the fulfillment of military obligations to their home nation.

Domestically, Czech lawmakers evaluated the progress of Kobra 26, a specialized task force targeting fraudulent agency networks, tax evasion, and unpaid social security contributions in Ukrainian labor sectors that officials estimate cost the state treasury billions of crowns.

Sources: Ekonomický deník, iROZHLAS, Respect, Seznam Zprávy.