Babiš will visit the area in Malešice, where a government district could be located

Prague - Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) will today visit the land owned by Czech Post in Prague's Malešice, which could serve as an alternative site for the so-called government quarter. Babiš wants to consolidate several ministries scattered across the capital into a new administrative complex, but negotiations about its location in Prague's Letňany are faltering due to disagreements with Prague.

At the beginning of November, Babiš stated that the area of 19 hectares in Malešice was offered to him by the director of Czech Post, Roman Knap. Malešice is a postal transport hub, but the company is considering the establishment of a new hub near Kolín, said Czech Post spokesman Matyáš Vitík to ČTK. The postal chief also mentioned in August that he plans to expand the Malešice area, from which a new headquarters would then emerge.

The city hall aims to release its Letňany land for Babiš's project, which, according to the prime minister, is primarily intended to save costs on rentals and the operation of buildings, only upon the fulfillment of several conditions. The state is expected to complete the Prague outer ring road, contribute to the inner ring road, and build a hospital. Babiš assures that the state will finance the construction of the outer ring road, but he prefers a trauma center instead of a hospital. For the inner ring road, he suggests a PPP project format, meaning cooperation with a private investor.