Luděk Niedermayer

Our country is heading towards having to spend an increasingly larger part of its budget to pay off past sins. This means there will be less money left for the future. What do I mean by that? If debt continues to rise and interest rates remain around today’s levels, the state could pay almost just on the interest from the debt. (translated)

The former president Zeman is not only attracted to a return to the Castle, but also to the support of a prominent Russian propagandist and Putin's associate. It is not surprising that he is backed by government deputy Rajchl as well. Zeman, as an active politician, should hopefully remain a thing of the past. Rajchl's politics should become one too. (translated)

The way American President D. Trump manipulates reality is breathtaking. For example, he now claims that the war in Ukraine (which has been going on since 2022) is the culprit for the rapid increase in oil and gas prices in recent days (and thus "his Iranian adventure" apparently plays no role). The culprit (translated)

The rapid growth of our country's debt was already experienced in 2008 when we were hit by the global crisis. However, through the combined efforts of several governments, it was possible to bring the national debt back to the relative level from before the crisis, to 30% of GDP. Covid was a similar situation. Now it seems that this scenario is repeating. (translated)

Premiéra nezajímá, že podle evropské legislativy střet zájmů nastává i tehdy, když z politického rozhodování dané osoby mají prospěch její rodinní příslušníci. Nezajímá ho, že v takovém případě - který se týká i jeho - nemá mít Agrofert přístup k penězům z rozpočtu EU. Co to https://t.co/9GRN30Z3Rq #StretZájmu #Agrofert #EvropskáLegislativa

Today's elections in Saxony-Anhalt could bring the first state government of the far right in post-war German history. If the AfD succeeds in forming a government, it will show what its policies will bring to the people and how it will affect Germany's future. I don't think the prospects are good. All the more important (translated)

Extremists and populists often promote dangerous policies with the explanation "after all, we are concerned about our people." This is how they justify the restoration of relations with Russia, the import of Russian energy, or ending support for Ukraine. As if they refuse to see the danger that lies ahead. AfD is now demonstrating this at https://t.co/BV8Ybbz4Vv (translated)

The cancellation, trimming, or limitation of fiscal rules that the government coalition has just pushed through is only the beginning. Followed will be an evidently absurd, highly deficit budget for the year 2027, for which the coalition is preparing the ground. The main representatives cannot even agree on what will happen next. (translated)

We are at a turning point. This government is creating space for increasing deficits and growth of public debt. This may squander what most governments in our country have tried to achieve since 1990. The bill for this policy will be enormous. Let's look at the numbers. Despite good economic developments, the government wants to increase (translated)

Trump offers a similar fiscal story as his Czech motorist admirers - he promises economic discipline, but instead creates a gigantic debt. This has, in the USA, first exceeded the threshold of 40 trillion dollars, which led the markets to react with a rapid rise in interest rates. It will affect not just wallets. (translated)

The Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia also brought lost decades in misery under the leadership of communists like Mr. Husák, Biľak, or Jakeš. Back then we had no choice. But today we can decide for ourselves what kind of country we want to be and what kind of people should govern it. That is why we must speak out when... (translated)

Is there trouble on the horizon? While a large part of people's attention is focused on the "totems" at gas stations, where the steps of the White House in the conflict with Iran are projected (at the time of writing, the price of oil has once again exceeded 80 dollars per barrel), a problem of significantly greater importance may be emerging. (translated)

The government is counting on small modular reactors, although today we do not know when they will be available or how much we will ultimately pay for their electricity. It's like ordering a car that is not even in production yet - instead of hundreds of thousands, we are risking hundreds of billions. In contrast, renewable (translated)

Europe does not have a problem with a lack of ideas, but with an environment that cannot transform them into growth. As Nobel Prize-winning economist Philippe Aghion points out, we lack a fully functional single market, capital market, long-term research funding, and the willingness to take risks. Let's change that. (translated)

Critical questions from journalists do not mean an attack on politicians. They are part of the work of free media, just as it is part of our job as politicians to explain our decisions to the public and take responsibility for them. Nevertheless, today we found ourselves in a situation where government representatives are questioning. (translated)

Since the beginning of Russian aggression against Ukraine, I have urged that Russia be held accountable for its aggression, including financially. Therefore, I supported the creation of a legal framework in the European Parliament that would allow the frozen Russian state assets to be used to assist Ukraine. (translated)

Mockery changes nothing on the merit of the matter. The government is dismantling budgetary rules that are meant to protect public finances from irresponsible borrowing. This is what we warn against in an open letter from economists. If only the government would pay at least as much attention to the arguments as to the signatories of this appeal. (translated)

Artificial intelligence is already entering political events today. Therefore, we should not forget two things: 1⃣ AI is not infallible. Its responses are based on the data it was trained on and the decisions of those who develop it. Therefore, it is necessary to approach its outputs critically. 2⃣ (translated)

Uncertainty is costly for business. And in the case of not adopting the euro, we unnecessarily maintain it. Companies are losing investments because of this. Each delayed or lost investment means slower economic growth and fewer opportunities for people. In addition, there are purely financial costs. (translated)