Czech officials face hurdles over Kyiv visits as EU updates protection rules

Czech Deputy Speaker Barbora Urbanová met with Ukrainian parliamentary leadership in Kyiv following a prior rejection of her travel request by the Czech parliamentary steering committee. Meanwhile, Czech Chief of General Staff Miroslav Hlaváč awaits Ministry of Defence authorization to attend an upcoming security conference with European military leaders in Ukraine.

At the European Union level, updated regulations extend temporary protection status for displaced Ukrainians until March 2028, while newly conditioning eligibility on fulfilling military service obligations to their home country.

Domestically, Czech lawmakers reviewed findings from task force Kobra 26. Discussions highlighted that illegal labor agency networks and unpaid social security contributions in sectors employing Ukrainian workers cost the state billions of crowns.

Sources: Ekonomický deník, iROZHLAS, Respect, Seznam Zprávy