Morning Bird: President Pavel appoints Babiš as Prime Minister on Tuesday, December 9th. Yesterday, the Czech Republic in Brussels advocated for a delay in the abolition of combustion engines from 2035.
President Petr Pavel, according to the Castle, perceives the solution that Andrej Babiš chose as a public commitment he made not only to him, but mainly to the Czech public. Babiš announced in the evening that he will give up his Agrofert holding, the new Prime Minister is to be appointed next week. The Czech Republic is pushing for a shift in the decision to stop selling new cars with combustion engines in the EU from 2035.
Babiš resigns from Agrofert and will be appointed the new prime minister
President Petr Pavel will appoint the leader of the ANO movement Andrej Babiš as prime minister on Tuesday, December 9. The president wrote this on the X network. Babiš announced in the evening that he would resign from his holding Agrofert. He will not return to it even after the end of his political career. His descendants will get the company back after he dies.
"I appreciate the clear and understandable way in which Andrej Babiš has fulfilled our agreement and publicly announced the solution to his conflict of interest. I decided to appoint him as Prime Minister on Tuesday, December 9 at 9 am. I thereby respect the results of the election to the Chamber of Deputies of Parliament and the ongoing course of negotiations for the formation of a coalition government,"
Petr Pavel stated.
The pressure to postpone the ban on combustion engines is increasing
The Czech Republic at the meeting in Brussels again advocated the abolition of the decision to stop selling new cars with combustion engines in the EU from 2035. Italy, Poland, Slovakia, and Bulgaria have already joined the Czech proposal according to outgoing Minister of Transportation Martin Kupka. The German government also advocates easing restrictions on the sale of cars with combustion engines after 2035. The European Commission, the European Parliament, and the Council of the EU agreed three years ago that cars with combustion engines will stop being sold in the union from 2035. The agreement included a clause that the union executive will review in 2026 whether the agreement is achievable in its current form, as the server Ceskenoviny.cz wrote.
The American army killed four people in another attack on a ship in the Caribbean
According to the Pentagon, the American army carried out another lethal attack on a ship, which was said to be smuggling drugs in the Caribbean, reported Al Jazeera. Four people were killed in the process. In a post on the X network, the United States stated that this attack was directed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The army "carried out a lethal kinetic attack on a vessel in international waters operated by a designated terrorist organization," it said. The attack took place at a time when the administration of US President Donald Trump is putting pressure on Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro.
Israel can participate in the Eurovision 2026 contest
Israel will be able to compete in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, which attracts millions of viewers from all over the world, reported CNN. The organizers decided not to vote on its participation, as stated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). So far, four countries, specifically the Netherlands, Ireland, Slovenia, and Spain, will not participate in the event next year due to the war in Gaza. The conflict has so far claimed more than 70,000 victims according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health run by Hamas.
Sources: CNN, Al Jazeera, Ceskenoviny.cz
