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Czech Republic to downsize the deployment in Mali; EUTM and MINUSMA continue

17.2.2022

One of the three operations with the participation of Czech service personnel in Mali will be discontinued. Top officials of European countries decided to phase the operation out and withdraw the forces forming Task Force Takuba as part of Operation Barkhane led by France. The drawdown in Mali does not apply to the European Union Training Mission and the United Nations’ MINUSMA, where the Czech engagement continues.

The most valuable asset of the Czech Armed Forces are people. They deserve the best conditions for their job

7.2.2022

Minister of Defence Jana Černochová visited the Headquarters of the 4th Rapid Deployment Brigade and the 41st Mechanised Battalion in Žatec in the company of Deputy Minister František Šulc, Deputy Minister Daniel Blažkovec, Deputy Chief of General Staff Major General Milan Schulc and the Land Forces Major General Ladislav Jung..

The Government endorsed ammunition donation for Ukraine

27.1.2022

On Wednesday January 26, 2022, the Government of the Czech Republic endorsed the proposal by the Defence Minister Jana Černochová to grant an exception from the condition of the status of permanent excessiveness of military materiel and realise its free transfer to Ukraine, specifically concerning calibre 152 mm artillery ammunition.

Czech Republic and Latvia to intensify defence cooperation

25.1.2022

On Monday January 24th, Defence Minister Jana Černochová hosted Minister of Defence of Latvia Artis Pabriks. The Ministers discussed the current security situation, bilateral cooperation as well as defence industry cooperation.

Minister Jana Černochová presented her Decalogue for Defence

11.1.2022

Minister of Defence Jana Černochová presented her priorities at today’s press conference. Her Decalogue for Defence includes both the commitment to spend two percent of GDP on defence by 2025 and the establishment of a dedicated investment fund to concentrate funding for strategic modernisation projects. The Minister also wants to streamline the acquisition process, modernise the Armed Forces and recruit more personnel.