The Slovenian president Borut Pahor presented the decorations for contributions during the migration crisis to the representatives of the Slovenian administration, police and armed forces and to several institutions from 11 countries: Slovakia, Germany, Austria, Hungary, France, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Romania and Bulgaria. The awards were collected in the presence of the Czech Ambassador in Slovenia Věra Zemanová by Tomáš Tuhý, the Czech Ambassador in Slovakia, and by the lieutenant colonel Aleš Rybka. During the migration crisis Mr. Tuhý served as the president of the Police of the Czech Republic and Mr. Rybka commanded a 12-member team of the Military Medical Agency deployed in Slovenia. The Czech Republic was the only country to have contributed by armed forces.