Czech Climate Policy Gutted by Minister Who Vowed ‘Green Blood Will Run’

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Interim Minister of the Environment Petr Macinka announced that he would abolish the climate protection section at the Ministry of the Environment. Macinka had previously announced that "green blood would flow" in the ministry.

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The chairman of the Motorists' Union, Petr Macinka, who is in charge of the Ministry of the Environment, has begun to implement systematic changes in the structure of the ministry. From the new year, he no longer plans to have a climate protection section. He previously announced that "green blood will flow" in the ministry. Macinka's predecessor in office sees the move as "populist and motivated by fossil ideology."

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According to Deník N, extensive personnel changes began in the ministries with the advent of Andrej Babiš's government. For example, Foreign Minister Petr Macinka (Motoristé) launched a reorganization in which almost all the highest-ranking officials lost their jobs. The government is to decide on the fate of employees across the state administration on Monday.

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The new government is moving quickly after taking over the ministries. On Monday, it plans to approve the systematization of departments, which may also involve the reduction of departments. For example, the climate protection section of the environment department is to be abolished from January.

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The chairman of the Motorists, Petr Macinka, has only spent a few days at the Ministry of the Environment and is already preparing to fulfill his campaign slogan that green blood will flow after the Motorists take office. The new foreign minister, who is also currently in charge of the office based in Prague's Vršovice, is preparing to...