14.02.2025 / 12:54 | Aktualizováno: 28.02.2025 / 13:10
The first NATO Defence Ministers' meeting of the year took place in Brussels on 13 February 2025. With the participation of the new US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth, the meeting was the first opportunity to learn about priorities and… more ►
09.10.2024 / 19:41 | Aktualizováno: 09.10.2024 / 19:47
Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Lipavský awarded the Medal for Merit in Diplomacy to Petr Luňák, Deputy Head of the NATO Public Diplomacy Division. The award was presented by the Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to NATO David… more ►
01.10.2024 / 20:00 | Aktualizováno: 01.10.2024 / 20:02
Mark Rutte became Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation on Tuesday, 1 October 2024. Jens Stoltenberg bids farewell to the post after ten years. more ►
04.09.2024 / 13:58 | Aktualizováno: 04.09.2024 / 14:09
David Konecký has formally taken up the post of Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to NATO. Until recently, he has served as Director General of the Security and Multilateral Section and as Foreign Policy Director at the Ministry of… more ►
01.06.2024 / 13:21 | Aktualizováno: 04.07.2024 / 13:23
NATO diplomatic chiefs met for informal talks in Prague on 30 and 31 May 2024. During the more than three-hour meeting at the Czernin Palace on Friday 31 May, they focused on how NATO can contribute to the defence and security of Ukraine, as… more ►
19.12.2023 / 12:57 | Aktualizováno: 26.01.2024 / 13:58
NATO has a long-standing commitment to an active policy in arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation. The Alliance is an essential consultative and decision-making platform for its members on all aspects of arms control and disarmament.… more ►
07.11.2023 / 16:34 | Aktualizováno: 07.11.2023 / 16:37
As of today, 7 November 2023, the Russian Federation ceased to be a party to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). Russia announced its withdrawal from the Treaty in June this year. more ►
17.07.2023 / 12:24 | Aktualizováno: 17.07.2023 / 12:28
The 74th NATO Summit was hosted by the Lithuanian capital on 11 – 12 July 2023. The Czech delegation was led by President Petr Pavel, accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Lipavský and the Minister of Defence Jana Černochová. more ►
15.05.2023 / 16:57 | Aktualizováno: 15.05.2023 / 18:41
As part of NATO’s cooperative security efforts, the Alliance has played an active role in forging partnerships with various southern countries from North Africa, the Sahel, and the Middle East. Consequently, NATO has supported multiple… more ►
03.05.2023 / 12:33 | Aktualizováno: 02.05.2023 / 18:24
The World Press Freedom Day is annually observed on May 3. On this occasion, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic would like to express its gratitude to all brave journalists and media professionals and to reassure them of the… more ►
21.04.2023 / 17:48 | Aktualizováno: 04.05.2023 / 17:51
The President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel and Mrs. Eva Pavlová visited the NATO Headquarters in Brussels on 19th and 20 April 2023. President Pavel met NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the Chairman of the Military Committee of… more ►
27.03.2023 / 16:51 | Aktualizováno: 27.03.2023 / 16:53
On Monday 27th March 2023, Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Lipavský met NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to discuss current security policy topics and forthcoming key NATO meetings. more ►
09.03.2023 / 18:38 | Aktualizováno: 15.03.2023 / 10:15
Czechia has a new president – Petr Pavel, a former army general who has extensive experience in the military and international relations. President Pavel's inauguration ceremony took place on 9th March 2023, marking the start of his… more ►
01.03.2023 / 13:18 | Aktualizováno: 01.03.2023 / 13:22
The Czech Republic has actively been providing aid to Ukraine since the first day of Russian aggression. In addition to supplying weapons and military equipment and receiving hundreds of thousands of refugees or voluntary collections of citizens… more ►
24.02.2023 / 13:01 | Aktualizováno: 24.02.2023 / 13:03
1. As we solemnly mark one year of Russia’s brutal war of aggression against Ukraine, the gravest threat to Euro-Atlantic security in decades, we as Allies reaffirm our solidarity with the government and people of Ukraine in the heroic… more ►
24.02.2023 / 12:45 | Aktualizováno: 24.02.2023 / 12:57
In the first year of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Czechia has delivered dozens of tanks, combat and armoured vehicles and other heavy military systems to Ukraine. Roughly one third of the material came from the Czech Army, the rest was… more ►
24.06.2022 / 13:40 | Aktualizováno: 24.06.2022 / 13:43
On 23rd June 2022, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Petr Fiala, at NATO Headquarters. The visit provided an opportunity to discuss the latest preparations for the NATO Leaders’… more ►
04.03.2022 / 16:21 | Aktualizováno: 09.03.2022 / 16:28
The NATO Foreign Ministers deeply condemned the Russian invasion to Ukraine and its further escalating rhetoric towards NATO and the free and democratic world. The meeting held in Brussels on March 4, 2022 provided opportunity to express… more ►
11.06.2021 / 15:18 | Aktualizováno: 28.06.2021 / 13:29
On 7 June, HRH Princess Salma Bint Abdullah II inaugurated the new Military Women´s Training Centre in Zarqa, Jordan. The construction of the Centre was financed through the NATO-Jordan Trust Fund III. more ►
06.05.2021 / 16:21 | Aktualizováno: 20.05.2021 / 16:32
Minister Lubomír Metnar welcomed the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, at the Ministry of Defence today. They discussed the security situation and current security threats which include, according to… more ►
22.04.2021 / 15:35 | Aktualizováno: 20.05.2021 / 15:47
1. Today, the Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs briefed the North Atlantic Council on activities by Russian operatives inside the Czech Republic, which resulted in the explosions in 2014 of ammunition storage depots at Vrbetice. The explosion… more ►
09.02.2021 / 17:44 | Aktualizováno: 09.02.2021 / 17:47
The Czech Embassy to Austria held the position of a NATO Contact Point Embassy (CPE) from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2020. Ms. Katarína Hynková, a diplomat of the Embassy, strived to promote NATO´s credentials for safeguarding… more ►
06.11.2020 / 12:44 | Aktualizováno: 06.11.2020 / 16:01
On November 1 2020, Major General Jaromír Alan took over his responsibilities as the new Czech Military Representative to NATO and the EU, replacing Lieutenant General František Malenínský. more ►
12.06.2020 / 18:00 | Aktualizováno: 12.06.2020 / 13:51
The Czech Republic welcomes that Ukraine has been granted the status of Enhanced Opportunities Partner. This status is part of NATO's Partnership Interoperability Initiative, which aims to maintain and deepen cooperation between Allies and… more ►
02.09.2019 / 17:01 | Aktualizováno: 02.09.2019 / 18:03
Mr Jakub Landovský was appointed Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic in the North Atlantic Council on 15 August 2019. He transferred from the Czech Ministry of Defence where he had served as the Deputy Minister of Defence for Defence… more ►
15.04.2019 / 17:47 | Aktualizováno: 15.04.2019 / 18:13
The Czech team ranked second in the world's largest and most comprehensive cyber security exercise, Locked Shields 2019, organized by NATO's Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence in Tallinn, Estonia. A team from France ranked 1st in… more ►
13.03.2019 / 20:18 | Aktualizováno: 13.03.2019 / 20:22
Together with Poland and Hungary, the Czech Republic joined NATO on March 12, 1999. The admission of three former Eastern Bloc countries to the Alliance confirmed the definitive end of the Cold War in Europe. It signaled further waves of NATO… more ►
07.11.2018 / 17:47 | Aktualizováno: 07.11.2018 / 17:57
Ambassador Jiří Šedivý represented the Czech Republic on a panel discussion held on November 6, jointly organized as part of the Geneva Peace Week by the permanent missions of the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the UN in Geneva together with the… more ►
05.11.2018 / 15:20 | Aktualizováno: 05.11.2018 / 15:52
The last fourth NATO Cyber Coalition exercise 2018 planning conference took place in Prague on October 30-31. The conference is a result of the yearlong preparations of the 11th iteration of the exercise. more ►
20.09.2017 / 12:00 | Aktualizováno: 20.09.2017 / 16:33
Four-star USAF general and former Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) Philip M. Breedlove was awarded the Czech and Slovak Transatlantic Award 2017. CSTA is awarded biannualy at NATO Days in Ostrava and GLOBSEC konference in Bratislava to… more ►
21.02.2017 / 17:55 | Aktualizováno: 21.02.2017 / 18:01
Representatives of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic attended a meeting of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly held from 18 to 20 February 2017 in Brussels. The Parliamentary Assembly held a joint session… more ►
01.02.2017 / 18:22 | Aktualizováno: 01.02.2017 / 18:29
During the NAC trip to Kuwait on January 24, 2017 Allied Ambassadors participated in an opening ceremony of the Regional Centre NATO-ICI and held a joint meeting with members of the Gulf Cooperation Council. more ►
12.09.2016 / 15:02 | Aktualizováno: 09.01.2017 / 14:37
The first trip of the North Atlantic Council after the recent Warsaw Summit took place on 7 and 8 September in Georgia. The visit, historically fourth of its kind, confirmed the unique place of this aspirant country among NATO’s partners. more ►
07.09.2016 / 16:05 | Aktualizováno: 09.01.2017 / 14:37
The Future Forces Forum 2016 takes place in Prague from 17 to 21 October 2016. more ►
06.09.2016 / 16:12 | Aktualizováno: 09.01.2017 / 14:40
With reference to some media reports on the status of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs about the following: more ►
26.05.2015 / 16:28 | Aktualizováno: 09.01.2017 / 14:40
The year 2014 may well be seen by future historians as the most important (re)defining moment for European security since the end of the cold war. The strategic landscape of Europe’s neighbourhood seems to be radically different today from… more ►
21.05.2015 / 14:07 | Aktualizováno: 09.01.2017 / 14:40
BRUSSELS – As negotiations between the European Union and the United States over the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) move toward a final agreement, opponents of the proposed pact are becoming more vocal. Criticism of… more ►
