Press releases

2/28/2013 - Zeman Elected Czech President
Former Czech Prime Minister Milos Zeman has won the country’s first direct presidential election in the second round, the Czech state statistics directorate (ChSU) said on Saturday. His term will begin in March 2013.

12/21/2011 - Information about the accreditation of journalists for the events related to the Funeral Service for President Václav Havel
The Office of the President of the Czech Republic accepts requests for accreditation of journalists for the events related to the Funeral Service for President Havel on Tuesday, 20 December 2011, from 00:30am until 6pm.

12/21/2011 - Information about Lying in State and Funeral Service for President Václav Havel at Prague Castle
The Office of the President of the Czech Republic announces that the coffin of the Former President Václav Havel will be carried in ceremonial procession on Wednesday, December 21, to Prague Castle.

12/18/2011 - Statement by the President of the Czech Republic reflecting the death of former Czech President Vaclav Havel
Dear Fellow Citizens, this morning, the first President of our restored democratic republic, Václav Havel, has passed away after a long and severe illness.

11/5/2010 - Summit of the Presidents of the Visegrad group countries in Carlsbad
On the invitation of the President of the Czech Republic Václav Klaus, the regular annual meeting of the V4 group countries’ Presidents will take place in Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary) on 5-6 November 2010.

4/9/2010 - The President met with the President of the United States of America Barack Obama
On Friday, 9 April 2010, at the Prague Castle, the President of the Czech Republic Václav Klaus met with the President of the United States of America Barack Obama who was visiting Prague on the occasion of the U.S.-Russia summit. After a short private meeting between both Presidents a bilateral meeting took place in the presence of national delegations of the Czech Republic and the United States of America.

4/8/2010 - The President of the Czech Republic met with the President of the United States of America and the President of the Russian Federation
On April 8, 2010, the President of the Czech Republic Václav Klaus met with the President of the United States of America Barack Obama and the...

4/8/2010 - The President will attend the dinner in the residence of the U.S. ambassador
On Thursday, 8 April 2010, at 7pm, the President of the Czech Republic Václav Klaus will attend an official dinner hosted by the President of the United States of America Barack Obama. The dinner will be attended by the President of the Czech Republic, the Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer and also the Presidents and the Prime Ministers of other ten Central and East European countries. It will take place in the Residence of the U.S. Ambassador in Prague.

4/8/2010 - Official lunch with the Presidents of the USA and Russia
On Thursday, 8 April 2010 at 1.20pm, the President of the Czech Republic Václav Klaus will be hosting an official lunch on the occasion of the summit between the United States of America and the Russian Federation in Prague. The lunch will be attended by the Presidents of the United States of America and Russia, and a number of other important guests from the Czech Republic, the Russian Federation and the USA.

4/7/2010 - The President met with the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev
On Wednesday, 7 April 2010, at the Prague Castle, the President of the Czech Republic Václav Klaus met with the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev, who is visiting Prague to attend the summit between the United States of America and the Russian Federation.