Czech public broadcasters strike over state funding plan (opens in new tab)

Thousands of employees at Czech Television and Czech Radio began a 24-hour warning strike on Monday after Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s government advanced legislation to replace licence-fee funding with annual state-budget allocations from next year. The action followed a Sunday march in Prague, where thousands rallied outside Czech Television’s headquarters against a funding overhaul that critics say would reduce independence and expose the broadcasters to political pressure. The cabinet-ap...