Shared History as a Ground for Future Relations Juraj Chmiel, Ambassador of the Czechia to Slovenia   The intensive relations between the Czechs and Slovenes could be traced back to early Middle Ages, when according to historians the land of Carniola in today’s Slovenia has been a part of the Samo’s Empire with the centre […]

Czech Ambassador in Germany H. E. Mr. Tomáš Kafka There is something very special about the Czech-German relationship, some mysterious ingredient often overlooked. We’ d find it hard to explain otherwise why not only the collaboration in the economic sector has continuously grown and flourished over the last three decades and why also the relationship […]

Agriculture and food in the Czech Republic and the objectives of the Czech EU Presidency   Zdeněk Nekula Minister of Agriculture of the Czech Republic   Our agriculture and food industry is a traditional sector of the national economy. The most important group of crops grown in our country is cereals, which cover more than […]

Zbyněk Stanjura Finance Minister of the Czech Republic   The main priorities of the Ministry of Finance during the Czech Presidency will be to continue the debate on the reform of fiscal rules and to promote sound and sustainable public finances. We will focus on the continued implementation and flexible disbursement of National Recovery Plans […]

Pavel Blažek, Minister of Justice Priorities of the Czech Presidency Criminal Law Joint EU Endeavoursand Coordination on Judicial Aspects in Criminal Matters in Respect of the Russian Aggression against Ukraine Revision of the Directive on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law E-evidence Package Civil Law Citizen-friendly Justice Legal Protection of Vulnerable Persons Building […]

The Presidency is both a great opportunity and a significant challenge. Russia’s brutal aggression against Ukraine has clearly demonstrated the need to rethink some of our basic assumptions and approaches. It has also brought us closer together. We now clearly see that the EU can act swiftly, effectively, in a united manner, as well as […]

Vilem ZAK, GA member and Director of The Water Supply and Sewerage Association of the Czech Republic (SOVAK CZ) The Water Supply and Sewerage Association of the Czech Republic (SOVAK CZ) is a voluntary, non-profit organization in the field of water management and sewerage for the public. The association was established by the foundation charter […]

Anna Hubáčková Minister of the Environment Can you briefly introduce us to the Ministry of the Environment? The Ministry of the Environment is the central governmental authority and supreme supervisory authority in environmental matters in the Czech Republic. Our competence includes the protection of water, air, nature and landscape, soil, mineral resources as well as […]

    Miroslav FUKAN, Executive Director OLTIS Group     Can you briefly introduce us to OLTIS Group? And the IRFC event of October 2022? OLTIS Group is a Czech Company for Information Systems in Transport. It is a purely Czech business entity comprising member companies. Since 1997, it has stamped its authority on the […]

I am pleased that the Journal Général de l’Europe, a prestigious magazine praised in the European professional community, decided to dedicate an edition to our country for the 2022 Czech Presidency in the Council of the European Union. I am convinced that the initiative will help us introduce the themes and goals of our presidency […]