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Today, the Constitutional Court issued a provisional measure in a dispute between the Czech President, Petr Pavel, and the government regarding the head of state's participation in the NATO summit in Ankara in July. According to the decision, the government, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry must allow the President to participate in the upcoming summit and must not prevent or hinder his participation or the participation of his entourage.

The NATO summit is scheduled to take place on July 7th and 8th in Ankara. In its resolution of June 22, 2026, the government did not include the President of the Republic in the Czech delegation. This has led to a dispute between President Petr Pavel and the government, not only about the specific trip to this summit but also generally about the representation of the Czech Republic abroad at NATO summits.

The President contacted the Constitutional Court via electronic mailbox on the evening of June 22. He filed a motion to initiate proceedings in a dispute regarding the scope of powers, according to Article 87, paragraph 1, letter k) of the Constitution of the Czech Republic. At the same time, he requested the issuance of a provisional measure that would allow him to participate in the NATO summit even before a final decision was made.

The Constitutional Court, with Judge Pavel Šámal as the reporting judge, granted the motion for a provisional measure. It ordered the government, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry to immediately inform NATO and the organizers of the summit that the President of the Republic is also part of the official Czech delegation, and to ensure that he and his entourage receive the appropriate accreditation.

The Constitutional Court emphasized that this is a procedural decision that only temporarily regulates the relationship between the parties involved in the proceedings. The final decision on the merits of the case, i.e., on the scope of powers of the President and the government in representing the Czech Republic at NATO summits, will be made later.

The court stated that it also took into account the established and long-standing practice, according to which the Presidents of the Czech Republic have regularly been members of delegations at NATO summits. At the same time, it stated that the provisional measure does not constitute an undue interference with the constitutional position of the government. Judges Jan Wintr and Dita Řepková expressed a dissenting opinion on the decision.

The decision was criticized by the chairman of PRO, Jindřich Rajchl, who called it "the most serious abuse of the Constitutional Court in the history" of the Czech Republic. Rajchl rejected the argument of long-standing practice and stated that, in his opinion, the President's participation has always been subject to the consent of the government.

However, the Constitutional Court also emphasized that today's provisional measure does not foreshadow the final outcome of the dispute regarding the scope of powers. In plenary cases, the court usually makes decisions within a few months, and the specific date for the final decision cannot be predicted at this time.

gnews.cz - GH

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