In the Czech Republic, trade unions have declared a strike over the reform of public media financing

In the Czech Republic, public broadcasters’ unions have called an indefinite strike in response to a government bill that would scrap the license fee and transfer media funding to the state budget.

Representatives of Czech Radio and Czech Television say the changes could jeopardize the financial stability and independence of the media, as well as lead to staff cuts. The unions call the bill hasty and potentially dangerous for the public broadcasting system.

At the same time, the government insists that the final version of the document can still be finalized, and the reform process itself is necessary. The strike, which has been joined by thousands of workers, has no set deadline.