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Meeting of Special Envoy for Compatriots with Member of Parliament Representing Czech Minority in Romania

 

On the second Sunday of Advent, December 7, 2025, the Special Envoy for Compatriots Jiří Krátký met in Prague with Štefan Bouda, the Member of Parliament representing the Czech minority in the Romanian Parliament. The main topic of the meeting was an evaluation of the first year of having an independent Czech MP in the Romanian Lower Chamber and his perception of the benefits of this role for the Czech community in the Banat region.

This was the first annual opportunity to assess the direct practical experience of Czechs - or rather their representative - with the functioning of minority policy within the framework of national minorities in the Romanian Parliament and state. Envoy Krátký was therefore interested in Š. Bouda’s acquired experience and in what key tasks and challenges await Czech compatriots (the Forum of Czechs in Romania) and the Czech MP during the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026. The Envoy also inquired about the effectiveness of the connection between the MP and the umbrella organization and requested direct communication in this regard. The visit of MP Š. Bouda to Prague took place fourteen days after the visit of the leadership of the umbrella compatriot organization, the Forum of Czechs in Romania, headed by its newly elected chairman Petr Hrůza.

Note on the first annual evaluation of the Czech experience: Until December 2024, the Czech minority in Romania had been represented since the 1990s by a Slovak, most recently Adrian Merka.

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