1/2 Czech Embassy has contributed to the 2026 Europe Week’s Open Space by a jazz piano soirée by Albanian virtuoso Genti Shahini who performed pieces by himself and big names of modern jazz and a mini-exhibition of five new oil paintings by Alice Taylor, a British journalist
Czech Ambassador P.Vacek and 🇨🇿Honorary Consul at Saranda L.Poda met Mayor of Saranda O.Caci on 7 May 2026 to discuss the upcoming summer tourist season and cooperation with the Municipality, namely in culture.
Special Envoy of Czech Government for the Balkans, Amb. Edita Hrda (left) met State Minister/Chief Negotiator Majlinda Dhuka on 29 April 2026 to discuss continued Czech support for Albanian EU accession.
One of the final items on the agenda of the visit was a meeting between the Czech Foreign Minister’s delegation and President Isaac Herzog. The talks were held in a friendly atmosphere and focused on strengthening Czech–Israeli relations and combating antisemitism together. 🇨🇿🇮🇱
This was followed by a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The main topics included further strengthening Czech–Israeli cooperation, including an intergovernmental meeting, developments in the Middle East, and the threat posed by Iran. 🇨🇿🇮🇱
Foreign Minister Petr Macinka’s foreign trip begins in Israel on Yom HaShoah, the day of remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust.Following the morning moment of silence, he honored the victims at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem together with his Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa’ar.
..incl. opportunities of study at CZ universities and 🇦🇱needs in preparing for EU membership. An ongoing Erasmus+ joint CZ-AL project on Albanian wetlands and lagoons run by Prof. Vera Potopova of the Czech University of Life Sciences of Prague was appreciated by both sides.
Ambassador Pavel Vacek met with the Deans of University of Tirana, Prof. Dr. Eglantina Kalluci of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Prof. Dr. Mark Marku of the Faculty of History and Philology, to discuss their current and future cooperation with Czech partners..
2/2 ..co-organised by the Embassies of Czechia, Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia Croatia in 🇦🇱 Major support was provided by the Gvmt of Montenegro, https://t.co/sLOMpkk9Ce company, & Ski Club Buducnost of Podgorica. MFA of Montenegro Mr. Ervin Ibrahimovic opened 2026 CD Ski Race.
1/2 Regional Diplomatic Ski Race took place at Kolašin 1600 in Montenegro on 28 FEB 2026. Over 50 hobby skiers and snowboarders aged from 5 to 70 years from diplomatic communities of Tirana, Podgorica, Sarajevo and Belgrade took part in the race event
❗️Below you can find the Statement by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Petr Macinka on the current situation in the Middle East:
https://t.co/uTYdkNlVpd
❗️ The military operation launched this morning in Iran by the United States and Israel reflects longstanding concerns regarding the policies and actions of the Iranian regime.
Full statement ⬇️
https://t.co/NPPAYRMR5w
🕯️ Today we commemorate the International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Holocaust and 81 years since the liberation of Auschwitz. We honor the memory of the millions of men, women and children who fell victim to Nazi persecution.
1/2 The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Tirana is extending an offer to participate in the Summer School of Slavonic Studies 2026 with outstanding Czech universities including two scholarship opportunities with the Charles University in Prague and Masaryk University in Brno.