Gala evening at National Theatre celebrates launch of Czech EU presidency

European commissioners and senior Czech politicians were among the guests at a special gala event at Prague’s National Theatre to launch the Czech presidency of the EU on Wednesday evening. The event began with Czech Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Alexandr Vondra taking over a symbolic “EU baton” from his French counterpart, Bruno Le Maire, in the foyer of the theatre. Among those who performed later were the veteran Czech entertainer Jiří Suchý and the Forman brothers, the twin sons of film director Miloš Forman.

Author: Dominik Jůn