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Czechs approve US forces deal, signing seen next week

Prague - The Czech government Wednesday approved an agreement setting the rules for US troops at a planned missile defence base in the former Soviet-bloc country. The Status of Forces Agreement is required for the United...

Czech military may buy another 110 light armoured vehicles

Prague- The Czech military is considering buying another 110 light armoured vehicles that might cost three to four billion crowns, Jiri Stanek, Defence Ministry armament section director, told journalists. Stanek, who...

Czech military elite unit again operates in Afghanistan

Prague - A Czech military special forces unit from Prostejov, south Moravia, has been operating in Afghanistan again since September, chief of staff Vlastimil Picek told CTK today. The deployment of 100 soldiers from the...

Relocated army pilots feel bullied by military staff

Přerov - Czech Army helicopter pilots filed a complaint against the army leadership for alleged bullying they have been subjected to. This information was brought by MF DNES daily. The pilots don't like being replaced...

Czech-U.S. talks on SOFA treaty to resume next week

The Czech-U.S. talks on the SOFA treaty (Status of Forces Agreement) that specifies the legal framework of U.S. personnel at the planned radar base on Czech soil will continue simultaneously in the two countries at the...

Czech-U.S. SOFA radar treaty to be completed soon - minister

Prague- The bilateral SOFA treaty on the stay of U.S. personnel at the planned radar base on Czech soil will be soon completed, Czech Defence Minister Vlasta Parkanova (Christian Democrats, KDU-CSL) told reporters. Only...

Czech PM praises defence minister for improving military's image

Prague- Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek (Civic Democrats, ODS) said the situation in the military has markedly improved in certain aspects thanks to Defence Minister Vlasta Parkanova (Christian Democrats, KDU-CSL). He...

Czech soldier wounded in road accident in Afghanistan

Kabul/Prague- A Czech military police officer was wounded in a road accident in the Afghan province Logar, where the Czech Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) operates, on Monday, Jana Ruzickova from the general staff...

Czechs commemorate Soviet invasion

Aug 22 - Czech Republic remembers the Soviet occupation in 1968. The people of Prague commemorated on Thursday (August 21) th...

Czech military land may be sold for half a billion crowns - press

Prague- The Air Repair Works Malesice (LOM), operated by the Czech Defence Ministry, plans to sell 300,000 square metres of land in interesting localities in Prague for at least 0.5. billion crowns, the daily Pravo reports. The...