Czech coalition passes first vote on public media funding bill

The Czech ruling coalition pushed public media funding changes through a first parliamentary hurdle in a rare overnight vote on Oct 24. Critics warned the changes could weaken the independence of the country's public broadcasters.

• 1The Czech ruling coalition advanced public media funding changes past a first parliamentary hurdle on Oct 24
• 2The vote took place overnight, described as a rare step
• 3Critics said the changes could weaken public broadcaster independence