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Deputy Minister Blažkovec in the NATO Defence Ministerial: Aid to Ukraine must continue
17.10.2022
Brussels hosted a two-day meeting of NATO Defence Ministers. Minister Jana Černochová was represented by Deputy Minister Daniel Blažkovec. The main topics of the discussion were the provision of aid to Ukraine and the Allies’ preparedness to provide the security of the citizens of the Alliance against all threats. The Czech Republic, along with 13 other Allies, joined the intention to strengthen air defence systems in Europe.
Resilience against Hybrid Interference through Cooperation and Unity
14.10.2022
Hybrid interference is a complex issue that calls for a joint and strong response. That was the key takeaway from the discussions at the conference named Strengthening Resilience and Countering Hybrid Interference. As part of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union, three Ministries – the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of the Interior and Ministry of Foreign Affairs – networked subject matter experts to spur the discussion on the rise of hybrid interference in Europe and appropriate joint course of action to face those activities. Experts from the government, academia and the private sector from both EU and non-EU countries met in the National Museum and the Wallenstein Palace in Prague on October 10-11th, 2022.
Leopard 2 „Ringtausch“ Agreement Signed
12.10.2022
On Tuesday, 11th of October, the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic signed a collection of agreements for the delivery of 14 pieces of Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks and 1 piece of advanced recovery vehicle Büffel with German partners.
Defence, Foreign and Interior Ministries to Entertain the Topic of Hybrid Interference
10.10.2022
On October 10-11, 2022, the Czech Defence, Interior and Foreign Ministries will jointly organise the Strengthening Resilience and Countering Hybrid Interference conference in Prague as part of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The goal of the conference is to deepen the discussion about the rise of the hybrid interference in Europe and on instruments to jointly face it.
Czech Republic to receive assistance worth $106 million from USA
3.10.2022
The United States Congress endorsed a military assistance package for the Czech Republic valued at USD 100 million from the Foreign Military Financing program to bolster modernisation of the Czech Armed Forces and to partly replace the materiel supplies to Ukraine, plus additional USD six million from the Countering Russian Influence Fund for building deployable cyber response teams to be formed in the Czech Armed Forces.