2026)Guvernér ČNB Aleš Michl v rozhovoru pro Financial Times říká, že Česká národní banka musí zůstat nezávislá vůči dvěma politickým tlakům: volání po nižších úrokových sazbách a výzvám k rychlému přijetí eura. Yielding to Babiš’s own pressure would jeopardise price stability in the Czech Republic, Michl said. But Michl said that Pavel’s euro push – another area of contention between the president and prime minister – had recently generated “no constructive debate, only political noise”. Bulgaria adopted the euro in January, while Hungary’s Prime Minister Péter Magyar has pledged to take his country into the Eurozone by 2030. “I like flexible exchange rates, and the appreciation of the [Czech] koruna is a tool for fighting against inflation,” he said.