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Czech PM ridiculed after buying globe to 'find Greenland'

The purchase of an expensive globe by Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis to locate Greenland sparked widespread public ridicule, highlighting scrutiny over government spending.

  • Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis bought an expensive Globe as a physical acquisition, according to doc.afp.com.
  • AFP's Yoan VALAT noted the purpose as `find Greenland`, crediting the phrase as the stated reason for Babis's globe purchase.
  • AFP's coverage, as hosted on doc.afp.com, credits Yoan VALAT for the photo and report describing Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis buying a globe to `find Greenland`.
  • As a serving head of government, Babis's purchase is inherently newsworthy, and its appearance on AFP/doc.afp.com gives it international exposure.
  • The episode frames Prime Minister Babis in a human-interest light, with AFP placing the anecdote within current coverage about his globe purchase to locate Greenland.
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Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) returned to the topic of Greenland in a new video on his social networks, styling himself as a geography teacher and, with a pointer in his hand, talking about the difference between a globe and a map. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed interest in the territory of Greenland. When asked about this topic on Monday, Babiš said that he bought a globe for fifteen thousand to see where Greenland is. T…

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"You can see the real size of the United States and Europe" (ANSA)

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Prime Minister Ceh Andrej Babis became the subject of ironies on social networks after he announced that he had bought a vast landscape globe to see where Greenland is, reports AFP. Comments in the afternoon quickly invaded the social networks...

·Romania
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Prime Minister Ceh Andrej Babis became the object of ironies on social networks after he announced that he bought a expensive land globe to see where Greenland is.

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Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis became the subject of ironies on social networks after he announced that he had bought a vast landscape globe to see where Greenland is, reports AFP.

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Andrej Babis explained Monday to journalists who were questioning Donald Trump's expansionist will to spend more than 600 euros to acquire this globe.

·Paris, France
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Deník N broke the news in on Thursday, January 22, 2026.
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