What others write about the Czechs – 15 November 2026

In brief

• According to Denník N, tens of thousands of people protested on Prague's Letná against the Babiš government's plan to abolish license fees and move the financing of Czech Television and Czech Radio to the state budget.
• Denník N reports that one of the participants from Ostrava, Bohdana Miketová, fears the change may be only the beginning.
• According to HNonline.sk, the rally was called by the spolok Milion chvilek, and the organizers demand withdrawal of the project and a public apology.
• HNonline.sk reports that the organizers announce further protests if the authorities do not respond.
• As HNonline.sk reports, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš denies that the change in financing threatens the independence of the two media outlets.

Slovak press

According to the Slovak Denník N, tens of thousands of people are demonstrating on Prague's Letná against the Babiš government's plan to abolish license fees and move the financing of Czech Television and Czech Radio to the state budget. Protesters fear that politicians will gain influence over the media, and one of the participants from Ostrava, Bohdana Miketová, according to the Denník N portal, fears that this change may be only the beginning. (Státisíce ľudí protestujú na Letnej proti Babišovej vláde. Obávajú sa, že médiá sú len začiatok – Denník N)

According to the Slovak daily HNonline.sk, on Sunday demonstrators defending public media gathered on Prague's Letná, and the rally was called by the spolok Milion chvilek. The organizers demand withdrawal of the government's bill changing the financing of Czech Television and Czech Radio and a public apology, and if there is no response, they announce further protests. Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, as HNonline.sk reports, denies that the change in financing threatens the independence of the two outlets (Ruky preč od médií. Protestom na Letenskej pláni v Prahe podporujú demonštranti verejnoprávne médiá – HNonline.sk).

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