The US House of Representatives passed resolution H.R. 506,honoring the life and legacy of former Czech President Václav Havel. According to the resolution, a bust of President Havel will be displayed in the House wing of the US Capitol. The resolution was authored by Rep. Ed Royce, Chairman of House Foreign Affairs Committee. The Embassy would like to thank the American Friends of the Czech Republic, McGuireWoods LLP and the Václav Havel...

March news includes the Czech and Slovak governments condemning Russia’s actions in the Ukraine, decline in Czech population  numbers, and protests in Bratislava.

Welcome to the new Czech and Slovak Cultural Center of Minnesota website! We have a fresh new look, but we’re still the same great organization.     We’ve got some cool new features. One of them is our “featured events” slider, that you see at the top of the main page. There, you will typically see four upcoming Czech and Slovak events, either put on by the Czech and Slovak Cultural Center or co-sponsored...

The Czech and Slovak Cultural Center of Minnesota is proud to announce a the publication of a collection of articles by Dr. Josef Mestenhauser! Titled “Shifting Landscapes in Central Europe: The Czech and Slovak Republics and their Relations with the United States of America”, it’s available in print or digitally. Find it in our...

Part of our duty as a cultural center is to keep our members current not only on events within the United States, but also of ongoing developments abroad. This feature, highlighting “what’s new” in the Slovak and Czech Republics, is an ongoing monthly compilation of Slovak and Czech news items. They are complied by Anthony Temperamente, a Minnesota transplant living in Prague, in collaboration with his wife. Here are...

On behalf of the Board of the Czech and Slovak Cultural Center of Minnesota (CSCC), I would like to wish everyone peace, success and happiness in the New Year. The Czech and Slovak Republics have witnessed many important and interesting events this past year, including the Czech Presidential elections and the beautiful Slovak city of Košice being designated as the European Capital of Culture of 2013.  In the CSCC, we strive to bring...

Czech Republic Koruna Dives as Czech Central Bank Intervenes Firms in ČR welcome ČNB’s interventions as they may create jobs Concerns over influence grow as ANO boss Babiš eyes broadcast media outlets Prague has most expensive retail street in CEE Some 7,000 Czech children suffer from “old people’ diabetes” Czechs ink deal with US space tourism firm Poll: Fewer Czechs proud of their citizenship Slovakia Outcry as...