Czech ambassador to Norway should be recalled for consultations over Michalák brothers decision, says Zeman

The Czech president, Miloš Zeman, says the Czech ambassador to Norway should be recalled to Prague for consultations, after a decision under which Czech woman Eva Michaláková will no longer be able to see her two boys taken into care four years ago. Earlier the president had said that expelling the Norwegian ambassador to Prague over the matter – as suggested by Christian Democrat MEP Tomáš Zdechovský – was not a bad idea. The head of state also backed Mrs. Michaláková’s planned appeal to the European Court of Human Rights. The Czech prime minister, Bohuslav Sobotka, said the decision of the Norwegian authorities had been reckless.

Author: Ian Willoughby