Czech Court Lets President Pavel Join July NATO Summit as Accreditation Deadline Nears
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Updated · POLITICO Europe · Jun 24
Czech Court Lets President Pavel Join July NATO Summit as Accreditation Deadline Nears
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO Europe · Jun 24
Summary
A preliminary injunction from the Czech Constitutional Court cleared President Petr Pavel to attend the July NATO summit in Ankara despite Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s attempt to exclude him from the delegation.
Monday’s block by Babiš triggered Pavel’s competency lawsuit a day later, asking the court to decide who has authority over whether the head of state may attend the summit.
Friday’s accreditation deadline and precedent from past presidents’ summit attendance drove the court to grant immediate relief while leaving the broader constitutional dispute unresolved.
The court said it will hear that underlying power struggle on an expedited timetable in the coming weeks, keeping the Pavel-Babiš clash alive beyond the summit.