"be one of the hubs in the EU territory for the few Pan-European media companies controlling large part of broadcasting market in Europe. ],"" Media of the Czech Republic The Media of the Czech Republic refers to mass communication methods through broadcasting, publishing, and the Internet. In November 1989, Czechoslovakia returned to a liberal democracy through the peaceful ""Velvet Revolution"" (led by Václav Havel and his Civic Forum). In the following years the country, which became Czech Republic in 1993, went through a rapid economic transformation. This also affected the media that, on the other hand, became free of the"
"statue of Václav Havel created by Georgian sculptor Jumber Jikia was unveiled in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Václav Havel Library Foundation donated a bust of Havel to Columbia University in New York City. This bust was unveiled on 27 September 2018 while Havel was being honored by former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Works by Václav Havel Media interviews with Václav Havel Václav Havel Václav Havel (; 5 October 193618 December 2011) was a Czech statesman, writer and former dissident, who served as the last President of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1992 and then as"
"after the fall of the communist regime is Václav Havel, last President of Czechoslovakia and first President of the Czech Republic. The current first directly elected president is Miloš Zeman. The Czech Republic has had multiple Prime Ministers the first of which was latter Presidents Václav Klaus and Miloš Zeman. Another Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic were conservative politicians such as Mirek Topolánek, Petr Nečas and social democratic such as Vladimír Špidla, Jiří Paroubek, Bohuslav Sobotka. Diplomat Madeleine Albright is of Czech origin and fluent in Czech. Other well-known Czech diplomats were Jan Masaryk or Jiří Dienstbier. Czechs established"
"Miloš Zeman Miloš Zeman (; born 28 September 1944) is a Czech politician serving as the third and current President of the Czech Republic since 8 March 2013. He previously served as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic from 1998 to 2002. As Leader of the Czech Social Democratic Party during the 1990s, he transformed his party into one of the country's major political forces. Zeman was Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Czech parliament, from 1996 until he became Prime Minister two years later in 1998. In January 2013, Zeman was elected President of"
"Václav Klaus Václav Klaus (; born 19 June 1941) is a Czech economist and politician who served as the second President of the Czech Republic from 2003 to 2013. He also served as the second and last Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, federal subject of the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic, from July 1992 until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in January 1993, and as the first Prime Minister of the newly-independent Czech Republic from 1993 to 1998. Klaus was the principal co-founder of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS), a Czech free-market Eurosceptic political party. His presidency was marked by"
"he delivered the Magistral Lecture to the World Federation of Scientists in Erice, Sicily. Václav Klaus is married to Livia Klausová, a Slovak economist. They have two sons, Václav, also an ODS politician, and Jan, an economist, and five grandchildren. Václav Klaus Václav Klaus (; born 19 June 1941) is a Czech economist and politician who served as the second President of the Czech Republic from 2003 to 2013. He also served as the second and last Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, federal subject of the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic, from July 1992 until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia"
"to celebrate the election of Miloš Zeman as President of the Czech Republic. Čestmír Císař died on 24 March 2013 in Prague, at the age of 93. Čestmír Císař Čestmír Císař (2 January 1920 – 24 March 2013) was a Czech and Czechoslovak politician and diplomat. He served as the first Chairman of the Czech National Council from 1968 to 1969 when the Czech Republic was part of Czechoslovakia during the Communist era. A leading advocate for reforms of the Communist Party, Císař introduced a series of liberal reforms to Communist Czechoslovakia, becoming a major figure in the Prague Spring"
"the Czech Republic. He is the first directly elected President in Czech history; both of his predecessors, Václav Havel and Václav Klaus, were elected by the Czech Parliament. In 2018, he was re-elected for a second term. Zeman was born in Kolín. His parents divorced when he was two years old and he was raised by his mother, who was a teacher. He studied at a high school in Kolín, then from 1965 he studied at the University of Economics in Prague, graduating in 1969. In 1968, during the Prague Spring, he became a member of the Communist Party of"
"play ""Audience"" at ""club Činoherní"" - a play written by his friend Václav Havel 16 years earlier, and who had recently been elected president of then Czechoslovakia. The play was directed by Jiří Menzel. He died on October 10, 2014 from a heart attack in Kytín, aged 78. Pavel Landovský Pavel Landovský (September 11, 1936 – October 10, 2014) was a Czech actor, playwright and director. He was a prominent dissident under the communist regime of former Czechoslovakia. Landovský was born in Německý Brod and studied at the Faculty of Theatre in Prague and then played in regional theaters in"
"Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (), sometimes anglicised to Thomas Masaryk (7 March 1850 – 14 September 1937), was a Czechoslovak politician, statesman, sociologist and philosopher. Until 1914 he advocated reforming the Austro-Hungarian monarchy into a federal state. With the help of the Allied Powers, he eventually succeeded in gaining the independence of a Czechoslovak republic as World War I ended in 1918. He founded Czechoslovakia and served as its first President, and so is called the ""President Liberator"" Masaryk was born to a poor working-class family in the predominantly Catholic city of Hodonín, Moravia (in the region of"
"suffering from senile dementia and insisted that the article existed. His spokesperson Jiří Ovčáček has been looking for it since February 2015. The office was fined 100,000 Kč in October 2016 for failing to apologise. However, the Supreme Court stated on 28 October 2016 that the apology would not be necessary until the court had ruled on the Office's appeal. Miloš Zeman Miloš Zeman (; born 28 September 1944) is a Czech politician serving as the third and current President of the Czech Republic since 8 March 2013. He previously served as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic from 1998"
"Alice Masaryková Alice Masaryková or Alice Garrigue Masaryk (3 May 1879 – 29 November 1966) was a teacher, sociologist and politician. She is a prominent figure within the field of applied sociology and known to many as the daughter of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk and the First Lady of Czechoslovakia. Masaryk was born in Vienna, Austria as the first child to the future founder and first president of Czechoslovakia, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (Thomas Masaryk) and his US American wife Charlotte Garrigue. Her siblings were Herbert Masaryk, Olga Masaryková, Eleanor Masaryková and Jan Masaryk. In her memoirs Masaryk recalls a ""happy and"
"Jerzy Fedorowicz Jerzy Feliks Fedorowicz (born October 29, 1947 in Polanica Zdrój) is a Polish actor, theatre director, poet, politician, a former member of the Sejm (2005–2009), and member of the Senate (2015–). After graduating from the Academy for the Dramatic Arts in Kraków, he became an actor of Teatr Rozmaitości in Kraków (""Variety Theatre in Kraków""), Teatr Dramatyczny (""Dramatic Theatre"") in Szczecin (1970–1971) and Teatr Stary (""The Old Theatre"") in Kraków (1971–1989). Since 1989, he has been a managing and artistic director of the Teatr Ludowy (""The People's Theatre"") in Nowa Huta. He was one of forerunners of an"
"in 1998. Milan Uhde Milan Uhde (born 28 July 1936 in Brno) is a Czech playwright and politician. He is a member of the Civic Democratic Party. Uhde previously worked at a literary journal, but the publication was banned in 1972. He signed the human rights Charter 77 which further worsened his relations with the authorities. Uhde served in the Parliament of Czechoslovakia and the Czech National Council from 1990 until 1992. He was appointed Chairman in 1992. He also served as Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic from 1993 to 1996. He returned to his"
"cemetery. His funeral was attended by about two thousand people. Jan Drda Jan Drda (April 4, 1915, Příbram – November 28, 1970, Dobříš) was a Czech journalist, politician, playwright, screenwriter and author of modern fairytales. He was the Czech State Prize Laureate in 1949 and 1953, and was a nominated again for the same prize in 1965. Jan Drda was born April 4, 1915 in Příbram and was the son of a laborer and organizational founder. His parents divorced and his father became an alcoholic and abandoned his children. In 1921, Drda's mother died during the birth of his second"
"Vladimír Čech Vladimír Čech (born 6 July 1951 – 22 March 2013) was a Czech actor, presenter and former politician. Čech was born and died in Prague. He was the son of anchorwoman Heda Čechová and actor Vladimír Čech, Sr. In 1977 Vladimír Čech graduated from the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts acting field and then played in Petr Bezruč Theatre in Ostrava, the Silesian Theatre in Opava, Ostrava State Theatre, the Český Těšín Theatre, Oldřich Stibor State Theatre in Olomouc (today Moravian Theatre) and in the East Bohemia Theatre in Pardubice. From 1990 to 1992 he"
"fall of the communist regime, he has been an author and head of the international section of the Czech Literary Fund. In 1992, he was elected President of the Czech section of International PEN. He was chairman of the council of the National Library from 1995 to 1998. He is a founding signatory of the Prague Declaration on European Conscience and Communism. Jiří Stránský Jiří Stránský (born 12 August 1931 in Prague) is a Czech author, playwright, translator, former political prisoner of the communist regime, and human rights advocate. He is grandson of Czechoslovak politician Jan Malypetr. In 1953 he"
"endorsed Jiří Drahoš for the second round. Marek Hilšer Marek Hilšer (born 23 March 1976) is a Czech political activist and university lecturer. He stood to become Czech president in the 2018 presidential election, but finished fifth in the first round, failing to advance. Hilšer was born in Chomutov in 1976. His family emigrated from Czechoslovakia in 1989 but returned in 1990. He studied Public Relations at Charles University and went to United States in 1999, where he had jobs including working as a plumber and digger.<ref name=""Nevidím nebezpečí, na co ploty, říká lékař Hilšer. Chce porazit Zemana Zdroj: http://zpravy.idnes.cz/nevidim-nebezpeci-tak-na-co-ploty-rika-hilser-ktery-chce-vest-cesko-1d1-/domaci.aspx?c=A160803_191555_domaci_kop""></ref>"
"Přemysl Sobotka Přemysl Sobotka (born May 18, 1944 in Mladá Boleslav) is a Czech physician and politician who served as the President of the Senate from 2004 to 2010. Sobotka was a candidate in 2013 Czech presidential election, in January 2013. In the first round of the election he placed 8th with 2.46% (126,846 votes), failing to qualify for the second round. After the Nazi occupation during World War II Sobotka's family moved to Liberec, where he still lives and where his father worked as a teacher. Sobotka graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of Charles University in 1968 as"
"Gustáv Husák Gustáv Husák (; 10 January 1913 – 18 November 1991) was a Slovak politician, president of Czechoslovakia and a long-term Secretary General of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (1969–1987). His rule is known as the period of the so-called ""Normalization"" after the Prague Spring. Gustáv Husák was born as a son of an unemployed worker in Pozsonyhidegkút, Pozsony County, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary (now part of Bratislava, Slovakia as Dúbravka). He joined the Communist Youth Union at the age of sixteen while studying at the grammar school in Bratislava. In 1933, when he started his studies at the"
"Olga Havlová Olga Havlová, born Šplíchalová (July 11, 1933 in Prague – January 27, 1996 in Prague) was the first wife of Václav Havel, the last President of Czechoslovakia and first President of the Czech Republic. Olga Havel was born in Žižkov, ""one of the roughest, working-class districts of Prague"", in a working-class family. She spent her childhood in a way typical for such a harsh environment. Her parents split up when she was six years old. In a large family, also including Olga's older sister Jaroslava's family (a single mother of five children), any free hand was useful. Therefore,"
"a Roman Catholic. Michal Horáček Michal Horáček (born 23 July 1952) is a Czech entrepreneur, lyricist, poet, writer, journalist and music producer. From 2007 until 2010, he was the chairman of the Czech Academy of Popular Music. He founded Czech betting company Fortuna. He stood to become Czech president in the 2018 presidential election, but came in 4th in the first round, failing to advance. In April 2016, Horáček announced his possible candidacy in the 2018 Czech presidential election. Horáček announced his candidacy on 7 October 2016. He officially launched his campaign on 3 November 2016. He said that he"
"Michal Horáček Michal Horáček (born 23 July 1952) is a Czech entrepreneur, lyricist, poet, writer, journalist and music producer. From 2007 until 2010, he was the chairman of the Czech Academy of Popular Music. He founded Czech betting company Fortuna. He stood to become Czech president in the 2018 presidential election, but came in 4th in the first round, failing to advance. In April 2016, Horáček announced his possible candidacy in the 2018 Czech presidential election. Horáček announced his candidacy on 7 October 2016. He officially launched his campaign on 3 November 2016. He said that he wanted his campaign"
"Will is located (Prague, Senovážné náměstí 2); since 2012, a new street in Žižkov-Vackov bears the name of Olga Havel. Olga Havlová Olga Havlová, born Šplíchalová (July 11, 1933 in Prague – January 27, 1996 in Prague) was the first wife of Václav Havel, the last President of Czechoslovakia and first President of the Czech Republic. Olga Havel was born in Žižkov, ""one of the roughest, working-class districts of Prague"", in a working-class family. She spent her childhood in a way typical for such a harsh environment. Her parents split up when she was six years old. In a large"
"to his election to the presidency and first to reach seventy years of age before entering office, as well as the first U.S. President to assume the office without any prior military or political experience. Some highly successful politicians come from more unusual backgrounds. Václav Havel, born in 1936, was a playwright and writer with an interest in human rights. He became the voice of the opposition in Czechoslovakia in the 1980s and President of Czechoslovakia at age 53 after the collapse of the communist regime in 1989. Ronald Reagan, a former actor, union leader, and corporate spokesman, was first"
"Marek Hilšer Marek Hilšer (born 23 March 1976) is a Czech political activist and university lecturer. He stood to become Czech president in the 2018 presidential election, but finished fifth in the first round, failing to advance. Hilšer was born in Chomutov in 1976. His family emigrated from Czechoslovakia in 1989 but returned in 1990. He studied Public Relations at Charles University and went to United States in 1999, where he had jobs including working as a plumber and digger.<ref name=""Nevidím nebezpečí, na co ploty, říká lékař Hilšer. Chce porazit Zemana Zdroj: http://zpravy.idnes.cz/nevidim-nebezpeci-tak-na-co-ploty-rika-hilser-ktery-chce-vest-cesko-1d1-/domaci.aspx?c=A160803_191555_domaci_kop""></ref> He returned to the Czech Republic in"
"Klaus cited one of Dyk's poems in his 2011 New Year's address to the nation, urging Czech citizens not to emigrate. Klaus's speech was directed at the Czechs who were finding the fiscal restrictions of the economy difficult to bear. Klaus appealed to nationalists with Dyk's suggestion of what the nation would think: “I will survive if you leave me – but without me you will surely die.” Viktor Dyk Viktor Dyk () (31 December 1877 – 14 May 1931) was a nationalist Czech poet, prose writer, playwright, politician and political writer. He was sent to jail during the First"
"Edvard Beneš Edvard Beneš, sometimes anglicised to Edward Benesh (; 28 May 1884 – 3 September 1948), was a Czech politician and statesman who was President of Czechoslovakia from 1935 to 1938 and again from 1945 to 1948. As President, Beneš faced two major crises which both resulted in his resignation. His first resignation came after the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1938 which brought his government into exile, and the second came about with the 1948 communist coup. Beneš was also the 1st Minister of Foreign Affairs (1918–1935) and the 4th Prime Minister (1921–1922) of Czechoslovakia. A member of"
"and last term, finished first with 38.57%, followed by former President of the Czech Academy of Sciences Jiří Drahoš, who received 26.60%. In the second round, Miloš Zeman narrowly defeated Drahoš and was elected for a second term in office. The turnout was 66.60%, the highest since the 1998 legislative election. Former Prime Minister Miloš Zeman was elected as President of the Czech Republic in 2013, defeating Minister of Foreign Affairs Karel Schwarzenberg in the country's first direct presidential elections. Until 2012, all presidential elections in the Czech Republic were indirect, with the president being chosen by the Parliament of"
"Milan Uhde Milan Uhde (born 28 July 1936 in Brno) is a Czech playwright and politician. He is a member of the Civic Democratic Party. Uhde previously worked at a literary journal, but the publication was banned in 1972. He signed the human rights Charter 77 which further worsened his relations with the authorities. Uhde served in the Parliament of Czechoslovakia and the Czech National Council from 1990 until 1992. He was appointed Chairman in 1992. He also served as Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic from 1993 to 1996. He returned to his writing career"
"be the last word (explanations given in the Court)"") (2008). Wojciech Jaruzelski Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski (; 6 July 1923 – 25 May 2014) was a Polish military officer and politician. He was First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party from 1981 to 1989, and as such was the last leader of the People's Republic of Poland. He also served as Prime Minister from 1981 to 1985 and the country's head of state from 1985 to 1990 (titled as Chairman of the Council of State from 1985 to 1989 and as President from 1989 to 1990). He was also the"
"Republic Dürr, Jakub: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for European Issues of the Czech Republic Freudenstein, Roland: Deputy Director and Head of Research at the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies Hodač, Ivan: President of the Aspen Institute Central Europe Jaczewska, Beata: Executive Director of the International Visegrad Fund Jindrák, Rudolf: Foreign affairs advisor of the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Bohuslav Sobotka, former ambassador to Germany Kovaříková, Dana: Director of the political section of the Representation of the European Commission in the Czech Republic Kratochvíl, Petr: Director of the Institute of International Relations Prague Lamy, Pascal: President Emeritus"
"of the Czech Republic for overview. Gruša died at the age of 72 on 28 October 2011 during a heart operation in Germany. Václav Havel wrote (before his own death a month and a half later on December 18) that Gruša was ""one of a few close people whom I deeply respected and who have left this world recently."" English translated Czech language Original in German Jiří Gruša Jiří Gruša (10 November 1938, in Pardubice – 28 October 2011, in Bad Oeynhausen) was a Czech poet, novelist, translator, diplomat and politician. Gruša was born in Pardubice, then Czechoslovakia (present-day Czech"