Great stories

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic

1918

Czechoslovakia was established on October 28, when it declared independence from Austria-Hungary

1989

On November 17, the Velvet Revolution ended communist rule in the country

1992

On December 31, the process of the dissolution of the federative state of Czecho-Slovakia was completed

1993

On January 1, Czechia became independent, as the successor state of Czechoslovakia, which split into the Czech and Slovak Republics

1993

On January 19 the Czech Republic became a member of the United Nations

1993

Václav Havel became the first President of independent Czech Republic on January 26

1995

The Army of the Czech Republic participated in its first NATO mission

1995

Czechia has its first Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to NATO

1996

In January, the Czech Republic applies for the EU membership

1996

The Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic was established, the first elections to the Senate were held in November

1996

In December, the Czech Republic received an offer to become a member of the EU

1997

The Czech Republic received an offer to become a member of NATO

1999

On March 12, the Czech Republic became a NATO member

2000

On January 1, 2000, regions were created in the Czech Republic by the constitutional law on the creation of higher territorial self-governing units

2002

Negotiations on the entry of the Czech Republic into the EU were concluded and the date of entry was decided

2002

On November 21 and 22, the NATO Summit was held in Prague, at which 7 countries of the Eastern Bloc (Bulgaria, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia) received an invitation to join the North Atlantic Alliance

2004

On May 1, the Czech Republic became an EU member

2004

Elections to the European Parliament were held in the Czech Republic for the first time in June

2007

On December 21, the Czech Republic entered the Schengen area and controls at the internal borders of the republic were abolished

2009

The Czech Republic held its first presidency in the Council of the EU

2013

The first direct election of the president of the Czech Republic took place in January

2022

From July 1 to December 31, the Czech Republic presided over the Council of the EU for the second time

2023

Czechia celebrates 30 years of independence