Tatra supervisory board head and ex-US Ambassador William J. Cabaniss sent letters in 2008 to then-Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek and two Czech ministers complaining about an alleged attempt to solicit a bribe from Tatra, AmCham’s cheif executive Weston Stacey tells Czech Position in an exclusive interview. Topolánek calls the changes “slanderous” and part of a media campaign by Tatra’s “obviously corrupt management.”

Protesters were both in and outside Prague City Hall as the Assembly convened to confirm Civic Democrat (ODS)  local boss Bohuslav Svoboda as the new mayor, even though the ODS came in second in the municipal elections. Many have voiced the opinion that the “grand coalition” of left and right parties is against the will of the people and will simply further corruption.