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Ambassador opens international conference to mark 1150th anniversary of Cyril and Methodius

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At the initiative of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bucharest, an international conference to mark the 1150th anniversary of Cyril and Methodius was organized by the University of Bucharest on 14 – 15 June 2013. Scholars of nine countries… more ►

Ambassador pays tribute to fallen heroes

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On the occasion of the Heroes' Day on 13 June 2013, Ambassador Jiří Šitler together with Pavel Filípek of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic, War Veterans Department, laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Bucharest to… more ►

Czech film director Jiří Menzel receives lifetime achievement award in Cluj

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Czech Oscar-winning film director Jiří Menzel visited Romania on 5 – 9 June 2013. Accompanied by Ambassador Jiří Šitler, he attended the Film Night dedicated to his works in Stirbey Palace in Bucharest on June 5. On June 8, he received the… more ►

Ambassador visits Moldavia

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On 22 – 25 May, Ambassador Jiří Šitler visited Iaşi, Huşi and Vaslui in North-Eastern Romania. more ►

Václav Havel Human Rights Prize

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The new international Václav Havel Human Rights Prize is awarded each year to reward outstanding civil society action in the defence of human rights. more ►

Ambassador meets with Senate´s Foreign Committee Chairman

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On 21 May 2013, Ambassador Jiří Šitler met with Chairman of the Senate´s Foreign Committee Petru Filip and Secretary of the Committee Ben-Oni Ardelean. more ►

Czechs and Slovaks joined battle…playing cimbalom

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On 14 May, the Embassies of the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic together with the Czech Centre organized a cultural event in the Romanian Peasant Museum to mark the 20th anniversary of the “velvet” split of Czechoslovakia and the birth of two… more ►

Exhibition on General Heliodor Píka opens in Bucharest

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On 13 May 2013, an exhibition commemorating General Heliodor Píka and his activities in Romania was opened in Cercul Militar National (Central army house) in Bucharest. more ►

Days of Czechs from Banat attracted thousands of visitors

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On 10 – 12 May 2013, various places in Bucharest hosted a series of cultural events with the aim to present the Czech minority living in Romanian territory for 190 years. Among the guests was a group of senators from the Czech Republic,… more ►

European Committee of Czech Senate confers in Romania

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A delegation of the Committee on EU Affairs of the Senate of Parliament of the Czech Republic, headed by its chairman Miroslav Krejča, pays a visit to Romania on 8 – 12 May 2013. more ►

Czech Participation in the Visegrad Conference on Energy

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On 29 April 2013, Ambassador Jiří Šitler attended the conference „Energy Security in Central Europe. A Properly Functioning Regional Gas Market – an Attractive and Realistic Option and How to Get There” organized by the Embassy of Poland in… more ►

Ambassador meets with the Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs of the Senate

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On 24 April 2013, Ambassador Jiří Šitler met with the Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs of the Senate of Romania´s Parliament, Anca Boagiu. more ►

Ambassador visits the city of Medgidia

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On 17 april 2013, Ambassador Jiří Šitler visited the city of Medgidia in Dobruja. He met with the Mayor and visited a monument bulit in honour of soldiers killed in action during World War I. more ►

Head of Embassy´s Economic Section attends seminar of Czech FANS Company

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On 11 April 2013, Head of Economic Section Pavel Stiegler participated in the seminar organized at the ISPE Institute in cooperation with the Czech FANS Company. more ►

Ambassador opens event to mark International Roma Day

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On 9 April 2013, Embassy of the Czech Republic together with the Czech Centre Bucharest organized a concert t to mark the International Roma Day. The opening speech was given by Ambassador Jiří Šitler. more ►

Czech Honorary Consul and his partners plant trees on Day of Consuls in Romania

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On 5 April 2013, consuls of different countries planted a total of 21 trees in the protected Bazoş Park, Timiş County, within the first Day of Consuls. more ►

Bucharest in Czech artist´s dreams, memories and in reality

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On 4 April 2013, Ambassador Jiří Šitler attended the opening of the exhibition of drawings by Štěpán Vrbický in Cărturești bookstore in Bucharest. more ►

Ambassador meets with George Severin in Senate

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On 26 March 2013, Ambassador Jiří Šitler, accompanied by the Director of the Czech Centre, René Kubášek, met with the Chairman of the Committee on culture, art and mass media of the Senate of Romania´s Parliament, George Severin. more ►

Ambassador discusses European issues in Chamber of Deputies

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On 14 March 2013, Ambassador Jiří Šitler met with the Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania´s Parliament, Ovidiu Silaghi. more ►

Minister Corlatean visits Czech Republic

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First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Karel Schwarzenberg received Romania´s Minister of Foreign Affairs Titus Corlatean on 12 March 2013. more ►

The sixth One World Romania film festival opens in Bucharest

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On 11 March 2013, the sixth human rights documentary film festival One World Romania, inspired by the Prague One World festival, opened in Bucharest. more ►

Ambassador meets with MFA State Secretary George Ciamba

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On 7 March, 2013, Ambassador Jiří Šitler discussed topical issues of bilateral relations with Romania´s MFA State Secretary George Ciamba. more ►

Preview of the Burning Bush, film about Jan Palach, in Bucharest

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On 23 February 2013, Ambassador Jiří Šitler attended the preview of the film Burning Bush by Polish director Agnieszka Holland. more ►

Ambassador visits Sighişoara

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On 16 – 18 February 2013, Ambassador Jiří Šitler visited the city of Sighişoara, where he met with Mayor Ioan-Dorin Dăneşan and museum director Nicolae Teşculă. more ►

Minister Karel Schwarzenberg sends a telegram of condolence for the attack in Algeria

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On 22 January 2013, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Karel Schwarzenberg sent a telegram of condolences to Romania´s Minister of Foreign Affairs Titus Corlatean in connection with the loss of… more ►

Twenty years since the establishment of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic – a joint article by the Ambassadors of the two countries

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On January 7, 2013, a joint article by Ambassador of the Czech Republic Jiří Šitler and Ambassador of the Slovak Republic Ján Gábor, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the two countries was published by Romania´s English… more ►

Ambassador attends an event to commemorate Václav Havel in Bucharest

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On 18th December 2012, Ambassador Jiří Šitler attended a screening of the film Václav Havel: Praha-Hrad directed by Petr Jančárek at the National School of Political Science and Public Administration (SNSPA) in Bucharest as well as the following… more ►

Traditionally Untraditional Christmas Concert

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In the evening of 18 December 2012, Ambassador Jiří ŠItler attended a Traditionally Untraditional Christmas Concert with soloists of the National Opera of Bucharest and students of Czech at Bucharest University. more ►

Czech Embassy participated in International Charity Christmas Bazaar in Bucharest

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On Sunday, 2 December, the Embassy of the Czech Republic participated in the Annual Charity Christmas Bazaar 2012, organized by the International Women´s Association of Bucharest. more ►

Mikuláš (Saint Nicolas Day) celebration in Bucharest

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On 1st December 2012, Ambassador Jiří Šitler participated in the traditional feast of Saint Nicolas, celebrated by Czechs and Slovaks in Romania at the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bucharest. more ►

Ambassador participates in Gala evening for people with disabilities

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On 27 November 2012, Ambassador Jiří Šitler attended the Gala Persoanelor cu Dizabilitati ceremony in Bucharest. Being a member of the jury in "Angajatorii abilitatii" category gave him the opportunity to get acquainted with numerous interesting… more ►

Ambassador opens Eastern Partnership Conference

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On 24 November 2012, Ambassador Jiří Šitler and General Mihaïl Ionescu, the Ambassadors of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia as well as the Polish Embassy representative opened an international conference on “The Eastern Partnership: Assessment of… more ►

Czech participation in Renexpo 2012 Trade Fair

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On 21 - 23 November 2012, the Czech Republic participated in the 5th international Renexpo South-East Europe Trade Fair that took place at the Bucharest exhibition grounds Sala Palatului. During the Trade Fair, focused on renewable energy,… more ►

Ambassador attends a seminar on Jewish heritage

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On 20 November 2012, Ambassador Jiří Šitler attended the “Jewish Heritage in Central Europe – past and present” seminar, organized by the Polish Presidency of the Visegrad Group. The event in the State Jewish Theatre in Bucharest included… more ►

President of the Constitutional Court visits Romania

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On 14 – 16 November 2012, President of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic Pavel Rychetský visited Romania. more ►

Czech participation in 25th anniversary of workers´ anti-communist rebellion in Braşov

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On 15 November 2012, Milan Bárta of the Czech Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes and representatives of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bucharest attended a series of events to mark the 25th anniversary of the… more ►

Ambassador presented book on architect of Embassy building

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On 13 November 2012, a book on prominent architect Cristofi Cerchez was launched by Ambassador Jiří Šitler, Romanian architecture specialists and the descendants of the artist. more ►

Czech Republic participated in Indagra 2012 and Round Table on CAP

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On 31 October 2012 the 17th agricultural fair Indagra, the biggest sector fair in Romania, was ceremonially inaugurated by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Romania Daniel Constantin and the European Commissioner for… more ►

National Day of the Czech Republic

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On 30 October 2012, the Embassy of the Czech Republic hosted a reception to celebrate its national holiday – the Independent Czechoslovak State Day. more ►

Ambassador attends Day of Czechs in Timişoara

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On 27 October 2012, Ambassador Jiří Šitler together with Mayor of Timişoara Nicolae Robu unveiled a plaque marking a Czech Alley at Piaţa Crucii Park. A total of 50 trees, donated by the Czech Arboeko company to the city of Timişoara, create… more ►

GREAT CZECHS by Little Czechs - Exhibition organized on the occasion of the Czech National Day

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On October 28 the Czech Republic celebrates the National Day. On this occasion, the Czech Embassy in Bucharest presents worldwide known personalities of Czech history and culture in a non-traditional way – through the exhibition GREAT CZECHS by… more ►

Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs visited Romania

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First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Karel Schwarzenberg met with his Romanian counterpart Titus Corlatean in Bucharest on 18 October 2012 and discussed with him economic cooperation, support to Czech… more ►

Ministers of Foreign Affairs participated on the Czech – Romanian Investment Opportunities Forum

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On 18-19 October 2012, the Czech-Romanian Investment Opportunities Forum took place at the Bucharest exhibition centre Romexpo. The event was financed as projects aimed at the promotion of economic diplomacy by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs… more ►

Ambassador pays tribute to Holocaust victims

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On 10 October 2012, Ambassador Jiří Šitler participated in a ceremony commemorating the victims of mass murder of Jews. He laid a wreath at Holocaust memorial in Bucharest. more ►

Prime Minister Victor Ponta inaugurated Energypedia Conference organized by ČEZ

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On 9 – 10 October 2012, Energypedia 2012, first edition of the largest and the most important energy related conference in Romania, took place at the Bucharest InterContinental Hotel. The event was organized under the patronage of the Embassy of… more ►

Railway Days 2012

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On 9 - 10 October 2012, the 7th international conference Railway Days 2012, oriented on the Wider Black Sea Area, took place at the Pullman Bucharest Hotel. One of the panellists was Mgr. Jan Ilík of the Ministry of Transport of the Czech… more ►

Czech Folklore Festival in Baile Herculane

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On 6-7 October 2012, the Ninth Czech Folklore Festival was held in the town of Baile Herculane in Caras Severin County. On behalf of the Embassy of the Czech Republic First Secretary Sabina Cingrošová attended the event. more ►

Ambassador attends event to mark the 100th anniversary of Jiří Trnka´s birth

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On 6 October 2012, the Ambassador Jiří Šitler opened an exhibition on Jiří Trnka and the retrospective of the famous Czech artist´s films in the Studio Cinema in Bucharest. The event to commemorate one of the founders of the Czech animated film… more ►

Ambassador visits the city of Sibiu

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On 4 – 5 October 2012, Ambassador Jiří Šitler accompanied by Director of the Czech Centre René Kubášek, visited the city of Sibiu. more ►

Czech Alley opened at the University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest

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On 4 October 2012, a dendrological park, part of which is a Czech Alley, was inaugurated by Rector Prof. Dr. Sorin Cimpeanu and Deputy Head of the Embassy of the Czech Republic Pavel Kobližka at the University of Agronomic Sciences and… more ►

Ambassador lays foundation stone for Green Gate office building in Bucharest

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On 20 September 2012, AmbassadorJiří Šitler laid the foundation stone of the Green Gate Offices project at Tudor Vladimirescu Boulevard in Bucharest. more ►

Ambassador attends event to mark the 70th birthday of the most successful Czech olympionist Věra Čáslavská

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On 17 September 2012, Ambassador Jiří Šitler attended the ceremonial screening of the new documentary called Věra 68 directed by famous Czech documentarist Olga Sommerová. Film about the winner of seven Olympic gold medals Věra Čáslavská was… more ►

Ambassador visits Cluj County

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On 16 August 2012, Ambassador Jiří Šitler visited Cluj County. During the visit, the Ambassador and Mayor Emil Boc unveiled a plaque at Stadium Park where linden trees, donated by the Czech Arboeko company to the city of Cluj-Napoca, had been… more ►

Company LOM Praha s.p. succeded in the tendering process

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The head of the economic section of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bucharest participated on 14 August 2012 in negotiations on the occasion of the signing of the contract regarding the general repair of the helicopters type Mi-17. Talks… more ►

Czech village of Gerník welcomes its native sons

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On 11 – 12 August 2012, Harvest Festival in the Czech village of Gerník in Caras Severin County took place together with the gathering of Gerník natives. On behalf of the Embassy of the Czech Republic First Secretary Sabina Cingrošová attended… more ►

The Ambassador Jiří Šitler visited the Constanta county

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On 10 August Ambassador Jiří Šitler visited the Constanta county, and met its prefect Bogdan Iulian Hutuca, the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Mihai Darban, and the vice-rector of the Ovidius University archbishop Teodosie. more ►

Ambassador participates in the opening of the exhibition Heliodor Píka - Military Attaché in Romania

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On August 2, 2012, Ambassador Jiří Šitler participated in the opening of the exhibition Heliodor Píka - Military Attaché in Romania, organized by the Silesian Museum in Hrabyně, Czech Republic. more ►

Czech historian Pavel Žáček attends Sighet Summer School

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On 18 June 2012 historian Pavel Žáček of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes gave a lecture on the „Lustration system in the Czech Republic“ at the 15th Sighet Summer School. more ►

“Social and Economic Inclusion of Roma Citizens” workshop

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On 21 – 22 June 2012 a workshop on social and economic inclusion of the Roma citizens took place in Bucharest. The event was organized within the framework of the Czech Republic´s presidency in the Visegrád Group. more ►

Ambassador addresses CINEPOLITICA Festival

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On 15 June 2012 Ambassador Jiří Šitler gave an opening address at the CINEPOLITICA International Political Film Festival in Bucharest. more ►

Ambassador attends International Romani Art Festival

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On 8 June 2012 Ambassador Jiří Šitler attended the International Romani Art Festival (IRAF) and the concert of the Roma „Bachtale Apsa“ band with the famous blind musician Mário Bihári, which took place under support of the Czech Centre… more ►

Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic and Romania meet in Bucharest

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The Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Nečas met with Romania´s Prime Minister Victor Ponta within the Friends of Cohesion Conference on "Challenges and opportunities for the future EU budget" in Bucharest on June 1. more ►

Ambassador participates in a series of Czech cultural events in Bucharest

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On 30 May 2012 the Ambassador Jiří Šitler attended the opening of Czech artist David Možný´s videoart project Rahova. Later that day he answered questions of the audience at the public reading of Czech books within the Bucharest Night of… more ►

First Deputy Foreign Minister Jiří Schneider visited Romania

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On 24 – 25 May 2012 the First Deputy Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic Jiří Schneider paid a visit to Romania. He was received by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrei Marga and held talks with MFA State Secretaries Luminita Odobescu… more ►

Czech Day at the University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine in Bucharest

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On 24 May 2012 the Czech Day took place within the framework of the Horticultural Days-Florshow at the University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine in Bucharest, including an expert agro workshop on the latest trends in horticulture in the… more ►

Day dedicated to the Czech Republic at University of Bucharest

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On 18 May 2012 the Ambassador Jiří Šitler opened the Day dedicated to the Czech Republic at the Faculty of Political Sciences of the University of Bucharest with a lecture on history and presence of Czech-Romanian relations. more ►

Ambassador presented Czech film Lidice at Bucharest film festival

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On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Lidice massacre, the Czech feature film Lidice was presented at the European Film Festival in Bucharest on May 11, 2012. The historical drama was introduced by Ambassador Jiří Šitler and historian… more ►

Czech Ambassador receives Cross of the Romanian Royal House

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Ambassador Jiří Šitler received the Cross of the Romanian Royal House from the hands of former King Mihai I of Romania on May 11, 2012. more ►

Czech Deputy Minister Ivan Wilhelm attends Bologna Process conference in Bucharest

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On 26 – 27 April 2012 Czech delegation headed by professor Ivan Wilhelm, Deputy Minister for Research and Higher Education of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, participated in EHEA Ministerial Conference in Bucharest. more ►

Visegrad Group Declaration „Responsibility for a Strong NATO“

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The Declaration of the Visegrad Group „Responsibility for a Strong NATO“ was presented in Brussels on April 18, 2012. It happened in the margins of the joint foreign affairs and defence ministerial meeting. The Czech Republic was represented by… more ►

Economist Tomáš Sedláček visited Romania

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Czech economist and member of the Czech Government´s National Economic Council Tomáš Sedláček visited Romania on 3-5 April 2012. more ►

Secretary of State for European Affairs visits Bucharest

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Secretary of State for European Affairs of the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic Vojtěch Belling visited Romania on March 15 – 16 for talks on topical European issues more ►

Ambassador inaugurated exhibition “Voices of Freedom: Radio Free Europe in the Cold War Era”

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On March 12th 2012 Ambassador Jiří Šitler inaugurated together with Mr. Laurentiu Vlad, Dean of the Faculty of Political Sciences Faculty of the University of Bucharest an Exhibition on Radio Free Europe. more ►

Minister of the Environment Tomáš Chalupa visited Romania

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Minister of the Environment of the Czech Republic Tomáš Chalupa accompanied by a delegation visited Romania on 1-2 March 2012. more ►

Ambassador meets Chairman of the Senate´s Foreign Affairs Committee

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On 1st March 2012 the Ambassador Jiří Šitler met with the head of the Committee for foreign affairs of the Senate of Romania´s Parliament Titus Corlatean. more ►

Ambassador Jiří Šitler attends the Day of Roma Liberation in Romania

On 17 February 2012 the Ambassador Jiří Šitler attended an event to mark the anniversary of the abolition of Roma slavery in Romania. more ►

Deputy Secretary of State for EU Affairs Georgiev participated in the meeting on the EU Strategy for the Danube Region in Bucharest

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Deputy Secretary of State for European Affairs of the Czech Republic JUDr. Jiří Georgiev, Ph.D. visited Romania on 30 – 31 January 2012. more ►

Ambassador’s article on Charter 77 published in Nine O´Clock daily

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Ambassador Jiří Šitler´s article in Romania’s English language daily is dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the document demanding respect for human rights in communist Czechoslovakia. It commemorates the recent deaths of its several… more ►

President and Prime Minister of Romania came to the Czech Embassy to pay their last respects to Václav Havel

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President Traian Basescu and Prime Minister Emil Boc signed the book of condolences at the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bucharest on 19 December. more ►

Václav Havel dies

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With deep sorrow, the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bucharest regrets to inform of the death of Václav Havel, writer and dramatist, the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic. Václav Havel passed away… more ►

Czech Deputy Minister of Agriculture visited Romania

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Juraj Chmiel, Czech Deputy Minister of Agriculture in charge of Common EU Agriculture and Fisheries Policy paid an official visit to Romania on 7 – 9 December 2011. more ►

Czech Embassy participated in International Charity Christmas Bazaar in Bucharest

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On Sunday, 4 December 2011, the Embassy of the Czech Republic participated in the Annual Charity Christmas Bazaar 2011, organized by the International Women´s Association of Bucharest. more ►

President of the Czech Republic congratulates Romania on National Day

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On the occasion of Romania´s National Day, President of the Czech Republic H.E. Mr. Václav Klaus has sent a congratulatory telegram to H.E. Mr. Traian Basescu, President of Romania. more ►

Ambassador Jiří Šitler received by Minister of Communication and Information Society

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On 29 November 2011 the Ambassador Jiří Šitler was received by the Minister of Communication and Information Society Valerian Vreme. more ►

Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day marked by series of events in Bucharest

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On 17 November the Ambassador Jiří Šitler attended a series of events organized by the Czech Centre in Bucharest in cooperation with the Romanian Cultural Institute to mark the Czech Republic’s national holiday – Struggle for Freedom and… more ►

Special Envoy for EU Macro-regional Strategies Petr Janyška attends meeting in Romania

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Ambassador Petr Janyška, Special Envoy for EU Macro-regional Strategies, attended the informal meeting of the foreign ministers of the Danube riparian countries held in Bucharest on 7 – 8 November 2011. more ►

Day of Czechs in Timisoara – 30.10.2011

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The Embassy of the Czech Republic in cooperation with the City Hall of Timisoara planted a Czech Alley in Timisoara´s Parc Crucii on 30 October 2011. The ceremony of planting the trees started in the presence of H.E. Jiří Šitler, Ambassador of… more ►

National Day of the Czech Republic

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On October 27, 2011, the Embassy organized a reception to celebrate the anniversary of the foundation of Czechoslovakia, a country which emerged as an independent republic on the 28th October 1918, and whose democratic, republican and tolerant… more ►

Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs Karel Schwarzenberg visits Romania

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First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Karel Schwarzenberg paid an official visit to Romania on 24 – 26 October 2011. more ►

King Mihai I jubilee - Evening dedicated to the Czech Republic

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On 23 October 2011 the Elisabeta Palace Evening dedicated to the Czech Republic took place on the occasion of the ceremony of granting the Honorary Citizenship of the City of Kroměříž to the King. The ceremony to mark King Michael´s 90th… more ►

Embassy representative lays flowers at Holocaust memorial

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On 11 October 2011 Counsellor of the Embassy Pavel Kobližka participated in a ceremony commemorating 70 years since forced deportations of Romanian Jews to Transdniestr. more ►

Czech parliamentary delegation takes part in NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s Session

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On 7 – 11 October 2011 a delegation of the Czech Parliament visited Romania to attend the Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. more ►

Ambassador attends Congress of Roma Democratic Civic Alliance

On 1 October 2011 the Ambassador Jiří Šitler attended the Founding Congress of the Roma Democratic Civic Alliance, an umbrella organization representing Roma NGO´s. more ►

Opening of the Czech and Slovak Days

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Czech and Slovak Days in Romania were opened in the Brancusi Hall of the Palace of the Parliament on 3 October 2011. The event, organized by the Embassy of the Czech Republic together with the Czech Centre, the Embassy of the Slovak Republic and… more ►

Czech Foreign Minister´s Special Envoy meets Romanian partners in Bucharest

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Special Envoy for Czechs Abroad Stanislav Kázecký visited Romania on 16 – 23 August, 2011. After visiting Czech community in Banat on 17 – 22 August he met with the representatives of the Department for Romanians Abroad and the Department for… more ►

Czech Foreign Minister´s Special Envoy visits Czech community in Banat

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Special Envoy for Czechs Abroad Stanislav Kázecký accompanied by Ambassador Jiří Šitler visited all villages inhabited by the Czech minority in Banat on 17 – 22 August more ►

Ambassador congratulates Czech national under-19 football team on UEFA Championship success

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Ambassador Jiří Šitler together with Embassy staff attended the UEFA under-19 Championship. more ►

Ambassador participates in launching Staropramen beer onto Romanian market

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On 19 July the Ambassador Jiří Šitler attended a press conference where the traditional Prague beer Staropramen was launched. more ►

Ambassador meets delegation of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes

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On July 14, Ambassador Jiří Šitler and the delegation of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes led by the chairman of its Advisory Board Mr. Miroslav Lehký took part in the opening of the travelling exhibition "Communist Secret… more ►

Ambassador Jiří Šitler attends events marking 70 years since pogrom in Iasi

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On 27 – 28 June 2011 the Ambassador together with the Vice-President of the International Auschwitz Committee Prof. Dr. Felix Kolmer attended commemoration ceremonies at the invitation of the Elie Wiesel Institute in remembrance of the victims… more ►

Czech Deputy Minister of the Interior visits Romania

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On 20 – 22 June 2011 the Deputy Minister of the Interior of the Czech Republic Viktor Čech and delegation visited Bucharest. more ►

Evening to support the pro-democracy movement in Burma

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On 20 June 2011 the Embassy of the Czech Republic together with the Czech Centre organized an evening on the occasion of the 66th birthday of Nobel Peace Prize winner Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (born on 19/06/1945) more ►

Czech film director Jiří Menzel receives Romania´s high decoration

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Czech Oscar-winning film director Jiří Menzel received the Order of Cultural Merit from the hands of Romania´s Minister of Culture and National Heritage Kelemen Hunor on May 18, 2011. Romanian President Traian Basescu appointed Mr. Menzel a… more ►

Romanian Senate President Mircea Geoană visited the Czech Republic

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The President of the Senate of the Romanian Parliament Mircea Geoană visited the Czech Republic on 5 - 6 May 2011 at the invitation of the President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Milan Štěch. more ►

Ambassador Jiří Šitler appreciated Romania’s contribution to the liberation of Czechoslovakia

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On the occasion of the Czech Republic’s National Holiday on 8 May, the Ambassador sent letters to His Majesty King Mihai I and to the President of the National Association of War Veterans Army General Marin Dragnea. more ►

Ambassador Jiří Šitler visits Czech villages in Banat

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On the occasion of the Easter holidays the Ambassador Jiří Šitler visited the villages in Banat (Caras-Severin County) inhabited by the Czech minority. more ►

Special Envoy of the Czech Republic for Energy Security, Mr. Vaclav Bartuska, visited Romania

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Special Envoy of the Czech Republic for Energy Security, Mr. Vaclav Bartuska, visited Romania between 19th and 20th April 2011. He had a fruitful discussions with representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Economy. As… more ►

Ambassador Jiří Šitler meets Prince Radu of Romania

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On April 18, 2011 the Ambassador Jiří Šitler was received by the representative of the Romanian Royal Family Prince Radu at Elisabeta Palace in Bucharest. more ►

Ambassador Jiří Šitler meets Minister of Culture

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On 6 April 2011 the Ambassador Jiří Šitler was received by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage Kelemen Hunor. more ►

Human rights - the main theme of One World Romania film festival

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On 16 – 21 March 2011 the fourth human rights documentary film festival One World Romania took place in Bucharest under the patronage of former President Václav Havel and present Minister of Foreign Affairs Karel Schwarzenberg. more ►

Human rights in Burma discussed in Romania

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On the occasion of One World Romania film festival, representatives of NGO´s People in Need Eva Homolková and Burma Campaign UK Wai Hnin visited Romania. The two organizations have been jointly operating as Secretariat of the European… more ►

Ambassador Jiří Šitler meets Minister of Education

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On 14 February 2011 the Ambassador Jiří Šitler was received by the Minister of Education, Research, Youth and Sports of Romania Daniel Funeriu. more ►

Ambassador Jiří Šitler visits Timişoara

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On 9 – 11 March 2011 the Ambassador visited the UNHCR Emergency Transit Centre in Timişoara, met with the Mayor of the city of Timişoara, Senior Administration Officials of the University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine and with… more ►

Ambassador Jiří Šitler thanks for Romania´s assistance in Czech citizens´ evacuation from Libya

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On 28 February 2011 the Ambassador Jiří Šitler sent a letter to the Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc thanking Romania for its assistance during the evacuation of Czech citizens from Libya. more ►

Director of Czech MFA´s South and South-East Europe Department in Bucharest

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Meetings of the Director Ivana Hlavsová on 24 February 2011 focused on bilateral cooperation and the latest developments in the West Balkans. more ►

Ambassador Jiří Šitler received by Senate President Mircea Geonana

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The Ambassador’s courtesy visit to the President of the Senate of the Romanian Parliament on 23 February 2011 focused on the relations between the two countries, especially on parliamentary level. more ►

Ambassador Jiří Šitler meets with Chairman of Jew´s Communities Federation

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On 21 February 2011 the Ambassador Jiří Šitler met with the Deputy and Chairman of Jew’s Communities Federation Aurel Vainer. more ►

Special envoy Petr Mareš attends Visegrád Group conference

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Ambassador Petr Mareš, Special Envoy for Eastern Partnership, attended a conference held in Bucharest on 16 February 2011 to mark the 20th anniversary of the Visegrád Group of four Central European countries. more ►

Ambassador Jiří Šitler received by Foreign Minister

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On 8 February 2011 the Ambassador Jiří Šitler paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania Teodor Baconschi. more ►

Ambassador Jiří Šitler attends events to commemorate victims of Holocaust

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On 27 January 2011 Czech Ambassador Jiří Šitler attended a ceremony at the Holocaust Memorial in Bucharest and an event for the Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Romanian Peasants Museum. more ►

Jiří Dienstbier, Czechoslovakia´s first Minister of Foreign Affairs after 1989, died

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With great sadness, the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bucharest wishes to inform that Jiří Dienstbier, the first Minister of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia after the Velvet Revolution, died on 8 January in Prague. more ►

Ambassador Jiří Šitler presented his credentials

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Ambassador Jiří Šitler presented his Letter of Credence to the President of Romania H.E. Traian Basescu on 14 December 2010. more ►