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Working visit by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Tomáš Petříček to Manchester

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On 7 February 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Mr. Tomáš Petříček, will visit the United Kingdom. The Minister will visit Manchester as a place with a large concentration of Czech citizens working and living in the… more ►

Mr. Jaroslav Kubera, President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, passed away

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With great sorrow we announce that on January 20, 2020, the speaker of the the Upper house of the Czech Parliament, Mr. Jaroslav Kubera, passed away at the age of 72. Long-time Mayor of City of Teplice and Senator for ODS party was the chairman… more ►

Jan Palach Commemoration

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In the evening of 20th January 2020, London’s Velehrad hosted a memorial service in commemoration of the death of Jan Palach and the events of 1968/69. The evening began with a speech given in honour of Jan Palach and by a minute of… more ►

"Never Forgotten" - Our flagship project commemorating the Czechoslovak war heroes

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The Embassy of the Czech Republic in London has the pleasure of introducing our flagship project ‘Never Forgotten’ in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. In the year 2020, Ambassador Libor Sečka… more ►

Share “Your Most Beautiful Memory from the Czech Republic in 2019”!

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The Embassy of the Czech Republic in London is holding a photo contest titled “Your Most Beautiful Memory from the Czech Republic in 2019”. Anyone wanting to take part should send their photograph, taken in the Czech Republic in 2019… more ►

Closure during the Christmas season

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Please note that the Czech Embassy in London will be closed to the public for the bank holidays from the 24th till the 26th of December 2019 and on 1st January 2020. more ►

NATO Leaders Meeting

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NATO leaders met in London on 3rd and 4th December 2019. Together, they marked the 70th anniversary of the most successful alliance in history and looked to the future together. more ►

Remembrance Service for the Czechoslovak airmen in Tain

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The Tain British Legion organized a memorial event for eighteen members of the 311th Czechoslovak Bomber Squadron who died in carrying out the tasks of the Coastal Command, at the local church of St Duthus in Tain, in a far northeast of Scotland… more ►

Visit of Czech war veterans of peacekeeping missions in London

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On Saturday, 9th November 2019, thirty men and women arrived in the UK, attending London's weekend celebrations of the Remembrance Day. The expedition consisted of family representatives of fallen World War II soldiers and military war veterans… more ►

Field of Remembrance Opening Ceremony at Westminster Abbey

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On 7th November 2019, representatives of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in London, Mrs. Markéta Štěrbová, Colonel Jiří Niedoba and Chief Warrant Officer Tomáš Kašpar attended the Opening Ceremony held in the Field of Remembrance at… more ►

16th Annual Remembrance Ceremony at East Wretham

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On 6th November 2019 the Thetford and District Branch of the Royal Air Forces Association held its 16th Annual Remembrance Ceremony at East Wretham, to commemorate the Czechoslovak and Polish personnel buried in St. Ethelbert´s Churchyard.… more ►

Annual Air Bridge Commemoration Service

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On Sunday 29th September 2019, The Air Bridge Association organised the event to mark the 75th Anniversary of Warsaw Air Lift operations at the British Commonwealth and Polish War Cemetery in Newark on Trent. more ►

National Day Reception 2019

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On 27 September 2019, a National Day reception was held at the Embassy of the Czech Republics in London. This year, the important social event took place as part of the 30th anniversary celebrations of the Velvet Revolution. more ►

The Last Czechoslovak pilot died

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The Embassy of the Czech Republic has been struck by a sad news, that Kurt Taussig (96) died after a short battle with cancer on 19th September 2019. Kurt Taussig was a last Czechoslovak pilot of Spitfire who lived in the United Kingdom after… more ►

Reception to mark the launch of the the People in Need office in the UK

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On September 12, 2019, ambassador Libor Sečka and the founder and director of People in Need, Mr. Šimon Pánek, welcomed guests on the occasion of the opening of the People in Need office in London. more ►