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Region and MEP discuss visibility in Brussels

The Friday (18 February 2022) meeting was attended by Pilsen Region President Rudolf Špoták, Vice President Petr Vanka, and Pilsen Regional Authority’s Head of the Department of EU Funds and Programmes Jan Přibáň.

Regional council dismissed by the Assembly, Rudolf Špoták elected new President of the Region

On 14 February 2022, the Assembly of the Pilsen Region dismissed the Council of the Pilsen Region and then elected its new representatives.

Commemoration of the Jewish transports from Pilsen took place in the Old Synagogue

on Sunday, 23 January 2022

80 years have passed since the transports of Jews

From 18 to 26 January 1942, three transports of Jewish inhabitants of the Pilsen Region were sent from the Pilsen railway station to concentration camps. In the transports marked R, S, T, more than 2,600 Jews went to Theresienstadt Ghetto.

Hlavatý followed Palach 53 years ago

Jan Palach was not the only ‘living torch’ in 1969.