Jan Šinágl angažovaný občan, nezávislý publicista

On 15 April 2024, the Institute for Politics and Society held a conference on the topic of the Czech Republic's twenty years in the EU at the ARA Palace. There were four panels. I was interested in PANEL 3: The story of the EU member states that joined in 2004 with the panelist Jana Hybášková, head of the personnel department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.

Questions could not be asked directly, live, but sent in advance to the SLIDO app (at the end of each panel they were answered, of which there were a record 16). There was limited text in the app, so I divided one question into three. Only this panel was closed without a single question from the public and an explanation from the moderator. The public was silent, I was the only one who spoke, traditionally - see the audio recording of the "public debate", which was only allowed to listen, in both senses of the word. I had to run away to even manage to address Director Hybášková and to hand her questions, she did not accept them - not even the "opposition" panelist, MP Dostálová. Decent behaviour does not need to be documented, politicians can play it well in the media, when they "bury their nose between their eyes". This "unified flight" from the citizen and accountability of the opposing politicians, I have noted for the public and taxpayers. Illustrative of how politicians are afraid of direct democratic debate. In the media, they are fine - the viewer behind the screen is no Langer:-)

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PART XI Marocco Gate: Whistleblower Protection in the Czech Republic: When she exposed criminal visa dealing at the MFA, she was removed. Others are being promoted for their crimes

"If bad people come together to form a force, good people must do the same. How simple."

L.N.Tolstoy

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"I have known Yana personally for 32 years, since her time in Thailand. Linguistically equipped, honest diplomat and very loyal to the Czech Republic. What they did to her is a PIGGERY."

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Dr. Damjan Prelovšek - art historian and expert on modern architecture, specialist on the work of architect Jože Plečnik, Ambassador of Slovenia to the Czech Republic 1998-2002, member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, writer and photographer.

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Reaction to article on Aktuálně.cz. When she exposed visa fraud, she got fired

Yes, that's exactly right, but it wasn't that quick. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs had to work its way up to the firing, and in doing so it acted in violation of Government Regulation No. 145/2015, which prohibits punishing, disadvantaging or coercing a person who reports suspected wrongdoing in the service.

Although the relevant Whistleblower Protection Act No. 171/2023 has only been in force in the Czech Republic since last year, whistleblower protection has been an EU priority for a number of years (including EU Directive 2019/1937, which aims to protect those who report work-related misconduct)....

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I have written to several senior EU officials personally on the matter, both in the public interest and in the context of the forthcoming EP elections. Their reactions, if any, will be made public.

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