Public gatherings, masses and commemorative ceremonies are being held
around the Czech Republic over the weekend in remembrance of the ten
million soldiers who fell in WWI.
The 100-year history of the Czech state is closely linked to the army,
Czech Defence Minister Lubomír Metnar said on the occasion of Veterans Day
and the end-of-war celebrations in the Czech Republic.
One hundred years ago the new state of Czechoslovakia was already
establishing its institutions. While celebrations were still going on in
Prague, about 70,000 Czechs and Slovaks were fighting thousands of
Czech national football team coach Jaroslav Šilhavý has announced the
squad line-up for upcoming internationals against Poland, in a friendly on
Thursday, and against Slovakia, next Monday, in a decisive Nations League
match.
The countries of the Western Balkans must be given the chance to join the
European fold, Czech Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček said in an
interview for the ctk news agency.
When the Czechoslovak Republic was proclaimed in 1918, its primary founder
and future president, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, had grand plans for using
one of the most famous periods in Czech medieval history as inspiration for
Among the recipients of the state awards handed out by President Miloš
Zeman on October 28, was Karel Lánský – a legend of Czech Radio
broadcasting. For eight dramatic days after the Soviet led-invasion of
One of the many successful exhibitions marking the 100th anniversary of
Czechoslovakia is Mini Wonders, which explores the evolution of Czech toy
design over the past century. The iconic Czech toys, including the
The Czech president, Miloš Zeman, and his Slovak counterpart, Andrej
Kiska, on Tuesday marked the centenary of the Martin Declaration, under
which Slovaks broke away from the Kingdom of Hungary and later unified with
the Czech lands as Czechoslovakia.
Police President Tomáš Tuhý will be leaving his post on October 31,
Interior Minister Jan Hamáček confirmed on Monday. He has headed the
force since April 2014.
