Illustrative photo – President Petr Pavel in a picture from March 15, 2023.
Prague – President Petr Pavel published the plan for the first 100 days in office. For example, it nominates the first three candidates for Constitutional Court judges for approval by the Senate, convenes meetings with politicians, introduces a team of advisers or organizes a round table with representatives of the professional public and civil society on the topic of the cultural opening of the Castle. Pavlov's spokeswoman Eva Hromádková provided the plan to ČTK today.
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Pavel said in a speech after taking the presidential oath that he would publish a plan of specific goals for the first 100 days in office. The so-called 100 days of defense after taking office would not be his own, he would rather be criticized for an overly active start, he said.
The plan is divided into eight areas. The first of them is that Pavel wants to open the Castle to the public. “I will relax security measures to the maximum extent that the police will allow, so that they correspond to the current risk assessment,” he said. He wants to organize negotiations regarding the cultural opening of the presidential residence. He will also negotiate with architects and experts on the revitalization of the Castle and its surroundings, and he will also appoint an external consultant.
In terms of communication, Pavel will introduce regular briefings for the media, review communication channels, and expand the team to include experts in social networks and digital communications. At the same time, he wants to modernize the president's website and prepare a communication strategy aimed at the young generation with the aim of deepening their interest in politics and social issues.
Another area concerns compliance with the rules in the Office of the President of the Republic (KPR). Among other things, Pavel wants to start the necessary inspections in the KPR and both contributory organizations, to prevent wasteful handling of public money, to introduce an organizational change in the office or, after receiving the final report of the Supreme Audit Office (NAO) on previous audits, to ensure the introduction of recommended measures.
Pavel also announces that he will invite Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS) and the leader of the strongest opposition party, i.e. the head of the ANO movement, Andrej Babiš, to regular meetings. He wants to convene a meeting to set up regular meetings with representatives of the coalition and the opposition regarding the pension reform, as well as a meeting of top constitutional officials and Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský (Pirates) to coordinate foreign policy.
The President will also introduce a team of advisers in the fields of economy, energy, pension reform, constitutional law, environment, social policy and education.
Pavel is scheduled to visit all neighboring countries. He was in Slovakia this week and is currently in Poland, leaving for Germany next week. He will also go to Ukraine in April. He will also meet with the highest representatives of the EU and NATO.
In the first 100 days, he will visit the Moravian-Silesian Region and also two other regions. It will create a team of experts for relations with regions, local communities and civil society. At the same time, Pavel wants to present the process of selecting candidates for the positions of constitutional judges and nominate the first three candidates for approval by the upper chamber of the Parliament.
1 Opening the Castle to the public
* I will start the process of opening Prague Castle to the public. I will relax the security measures to the maximum extent that the police will allow, so that it corresponds to the current risk assessment.
* I will organize a round table with representatives of the professional public and civil society on the topic of the cultural opening of the Castle. I will inform the public about its results.
* I will negotiate with representatives of architects and public space experts on the topic of revitalization of Prague Castle and its surroundings, for this purpose I will also appoint an external consultant.
2 Transparent and regular communication
* I will establish a system of regular briefings for the media, where they will receive answers to all questions about the President's program and the upcoming steps.
* I will conduct a review of the communication channels of the president, which are used by the presidential office.
* I will gradually expand the president's team with experts in social networks and digital communication.
* I will start modernizing the official website of the president to meet the present and the needs of users.
* I will prepare a communication strategy aimed at the young generation with the aim of deepening their interest in politics and urgent social issues.
3 Compliance with the rules in the Office of the President
* I will initiate the necessary checks in the KPR and both contributory organizations so that the Castle begins to function as a transparent institution that is here primarily for the citizens.
* I will revise the processes and control mechanisms set up between the Office of the President of the Republic, the Lány Forestry Administration and the Administration Prague Castle. I will check how internal guidelines and regulations are working.
* I will set up modern and transparent management methods that will prevent wasteful handling of public money.
* I will prepare and present an organizational change of the office that will be in line with the set goals.
* After receiving the final report of the SAO on the results of the inspections, I will ensure the implementation of the recommended measures. I will inform the public about these steps.
4 Increasing the political culture in the country
* I will call for regular meetings between the Prime Minister and the leader of the strongest opposition party in order to seek common liaison points.
* I will call the first meeting with the aim of setting up regular meetings with representatives of the coalition and the opposition regarding the shape of the pension reform.
* I will convene the first meeting of top constitutional officials and the foreign minister with the aim of coordinating foreign policy.
5 Expert leadership of the country
* I will present a transparent team of advisors to the president in the areas, which I consider to be key: economy, energy, pension reform, constitutional law, environment, social policy and education. I will meet with them regularly with the aim of finding solutions to the above topics.
6 The Czech Republic as a reliable foreign partner
* I will visit all neighboring countries, meet with their leading representatives and agree on steps to deepen mutual cooperation.
* I will go on a trip abroad to Ukraine, I will confirm my determination to continue supporting this country against Russian aggression and help start its reconstruction with the help of the Czech Republic.
* I will meet with the highest representatives of the European Union and NATO, our key foreign policy institutional partners.
7 Help with problems of citizens in the regions
* I will continue traveling to the regions. In the first 100 days, I will visit the Moravian-Silesian region and two other regions.
* In the Office of the President, I will create a team of experts for relations with regions, local communities and civil society.
8 Responsible appointment of constitutional judges
* I will present a transparent process for selecting candidates for the positions of constitutional judges.
* Within the first 100 days, I will nominate the first three candidates for approval by the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic.
