Tomio Okamura
Tomio Okamura is a Czech politician of Japanese descent, founder and leader of the SPD (Freedom and Direct Democracy) party. He has served continuously in the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament since 2013, where he is known for his strongly Eurosceptic and anti-immigration positions. Before entering politics he ran businesses in the tourism sector.
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Czech coalition agrees to halve payments to Ukrainian refugees under Lex Ukrajina amendments
The Czech governing coalition has reached a compromise on amendments to the Lex Ukrajina bill that would roughly halve humanitarian payments to Ukrainians with temporary protection, rather than cancel them entirely. SPD, which pushed for full cancellation, accepted the deal as part of the three-party coalition. The planned savings of about 4 billion Czech crowns are already reflected in the draft budget, and the bill is expected to be voted on quickly.