Estonian Embassy in Prague :: News & Events

Confronting Cyber Terrorism: Tackling Political Aspects of Cyber Security

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:42:39 GMT

In cooperation with the Association for International Affairs (AMO - Asociace pro mezinárodní otázky), the U.S. Office of Naval Research Global and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Public Diplomacy Division Estonian Embassy is organizing the conference on the issues of cybersecurity.

The public part of the event takes place on the 6th of December starting at 14.00 in the European Commission Representation in the Czech Republic (Jungmannova 24, Prague 1). The keynote speech will be by Mr. Ilmar Tamm, Director of the Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence.

Find out more about the conference on http://www.amo.cz/events/confronting-cyberterrorism-tackling-political-aspects-of-cybersecurity.html?lang=en!

From 16-26 June Prague will be consumed by Quadrennial fever!

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:04:38 GMT

This is the world’s biggest event dedicated to performance design and space, where the field is approached in profound and diverse ways (in additional to the traditional competition programme, one can view exhibits that explore lighting architecture, among other things; there is a performance design theory laboratory; and the exhibit “Extreme Costumes” promises to be quite striking). Last time, in 2007, the Quadrennial was visited by 35 000 people. This year a record number of countries are represented – 62, including Estonia.

Estonia even has two exhibits for guests to admire this year. First of all is the display by Reet Aus entitled “Recreation”, which addresses recycling in theatre and is curated by Ene-Liis Semper. Second are the scenography students of the Estonian Academy of Arts with their works, an exhibit that is enlivened each day by a performance at 15.00. The Estonian exhibits are set up in a branch of the National Gallery known as Veletržní palác'ina www.ngprague.cz - the address is Dukelských hrdinů 47). However, during these days you can see, hear and sense the Quadrennial all around the city.

The most beautiful books of 2009 coming to the Czech Republic!

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:29:24 GMT

To introduce the most beautiful Estonian books to the whole world, the Estonian National Library in co-operation with the National Library of the Czech Republic has organised an exhibit for this fall/winter entitled “The 25 Most Beautiful Estonian Books 2009”. The exhibit will be opened in the Czech National Library on 24 November 2010 and remain open until 29 January 2011. The exhibit of Estonian books can be found in the corridor of the 1^st floor of the library and can be viewed from Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 7 pm.

More information on the exhibit is available from the website of the National Library of the Czech Republic and the Estonian National Library’s homepage.

Priit Pärn films in Prague

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 07:02:17 GMT

On 22 and 23 November one can get an overview of animation master Priit Pärn’s films in Prague. The event is the joint project of the Czech Ministry of Culture, the Scandinavian House in Prague, Eesti Joonisfilm, and the Estonian Embassy in Prague. The films will be preceded by presentations about Priit Pärn’s work.

Monday, 22.11.2010

18:00 Priit Pärn in the context of Estonian animated film (Jiří Kubíček, presentation will be in Czech)
18:30 Hotel E; 1992, 28 min
19:00 1985; 1995, 30 min
19:30 Night of the Carrots; 1998, 29 min

Tuesday, 23.11.2010

18:00 Priit Pärn – The beauty of humorous playing with absurdity (Iivi Zájedová, presentation will be in Czech)
18:30 Karl and Marilyn; 2003, 24 min
19:00 Life Without Gabriella Ferri; 2008, 44 min
19:45 Divers in the Rain; 2010, 24 min

The films will be shown in the Hungarian Cultural Centre at the address Rytířská 25-27 (Prague 1 district). There will be an admission fee (90 Czech korunas per adult for both days or 60 Czech korunas for one day). More information can be found here.

Ilon Wikland's exhibition in Prague

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:21:58 GMT

Karlsson on the Roof is up to his tricks in Prague. On Tuesday, 17 August 2010 at 6pm, an exhibition of the works of Astrid Lindgren's illustrator Ilon Wikland willbe opened in the Municipal Library of Prague (Mariánské naměsti 1, Praha 1). The exhibition will run until 16 September 2010. The artist will attend the opening.

Note: Any children interested in drawing are welcome at the Municipal Library's children's section on 18 August at 2pm, where Ilon Wikland will be on hand to give children a drawing lesson. Admission is free of charge to both the exhibition and the drawing lesson.

Click on picture to look it closer

Foreign Ministry Secretary General Opens Estonian Honorary Consulate in Brno

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 06:48:35 GMT

Foreign Ministry Secretary General Marten Kokk opened the Estonian Honorary Consulate in Brno, Czech Republic on Friday, 4 June. The Estonian honorary consul in Brno is Vladimír Bulinský.

Marten Kokk stated that relations between Estonia and the Czech Republic have been good and long-lived. “Already in the 20s during the last century, our young nations established diplomatic ties and we had our first Estonian honorary consul in Brno,” said Kokk. The secretary general added that today the nations still share similar views. “Estonia and the Czech Republic have both integrated with Euro-Atlantic structures and started to support Europe’s eastern neighbours together,” said Kokk.

At the opening of the honorary consulate, the secretary general also noted that it is a joy to see the Czechs’ interest in Estonia growing year after year. “Among other things, it has brought about the translating of Vilde, Tammsaare, Kross, Kaplinski, Tätte and other Estonian authors into Czech and the creation of an Estonian language chair at the University of Brno,” Kokk said. “The Estonian Honorary Consulate in Brno will provide an even better opportunity to intensify ties and diversify relations,” he added.

The consular region of Honorary Consul Vladimír Bulinský includes the regions of South Moravia and Zlin. The honorary consulate is located at the address Tř. Kpt. Jaroše 13, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic. The honorary consul can be reached at +420 542 215 109 and +420 542 219 678 and by email at bulinsky@bumama.cz .

Vladimír Bulinský was born in Brno in 1952. He earned a doctorate degree in law from Masaryk University and has worked as a lawyer since 1979. Since 1990 Bulinský has been a member of the Czech bar. The honorary consul is a partner in the law firm Bulinský & Vávra. He is also a member of the Brno Regional Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Masaryk University research council, and an arbitrator in the court of arbitration. The honorary consul speaks Czech, English, German and Russian.

Additional information about the Estonian honorary consulates: http://www.vm.ee/?q=en/taxonomy/term/155

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Estonia to reintroduce border control at its internal borders during the meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:28:31 GMT

For security reasons, Estonia will reintroduce border control at its internal borders during the unofficial meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers from 17 – 23 April in Tallinn. To ensure the highest possible level of public policy and internal security, controls at the border will be introduced at Estonia’s border with Latvia and at ports and airports.

Border controls will be carried out in accordance with the Schengen Borders Code and State Borders Act.

Estonian feature film at the international film festival in Brno

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:20:46 GMT

Asko Kase's feature film "December Heat" ("Detsembrikuumus") will be screened at the international film festival Cinema Mundi in Brno. The festival will take place at the multiplex Palace Cinemas, which is located in the Velký Špalíček shopping centre in the heart of Brno. "December Heat" will be shown on 25 February 2010 at 17.45 and 3 March 2010 at 19.45.

More information is available on the festival homepagehttp://www.cinemamundi.info/eng/

Exhibition of photographs: Eestory

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:54:52 GMT

The Scandinavian House and EXIL, o.s. invite you to the Estonian cultural evening on the occasion of the exhibition opening: eestory.cz - one Estonia, six photographic objectives.

Within the exhibition opening there will be a photo presentation, a short lecture on Estonia and a bit of Estonian music.

29. 1., 6pm
Café Nordica, Zlatnická 10, Prague 1

More information:
http://www.skandinavskydum.cz/en/exhibition-photographs-eestory

"Disco and Atomic War" at the Jihlava Film Festival

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:14:14 GMT

"Disco and Atomic War" (Estonia/Finland 2009) will be screened in the cinema "Dukla-Edison" (Jana Masaryka 1421/20).

30 October at 18.00

"Disco and Atomic War" tells the story of a strange kind of information war, where a totalitarian regime stands face to face with the heroes of popular culture. And loses. Western popular culture had an incomparable role in shaping Soviet children's world-views in those days-- in ways that may seem slightly odd today. Finnish television was a window to a world of dreams that the authorities could not block out. Woven into the political thriller are staged scenes based on the memories of people who were children at the time. "Disco and Atomic War" offers its own version of recent history, mixing spy games into a human tragicomedy.

About the festival: http://dokument-festival.cz/new_index.php

A meeting with Arvo Valton

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:31:46 GMT

The Estonian Club of the Czech Republic (U Vodárny restoran-klubi, Korunní 75) is calling those interested in Estonia culture to a literary meeting, where author Arvo Valton will introduce his works and also discuss the literature of the Finno-Ugric peoples, which he has translated a great deal of recently.

On 23 October, the Baltic literature and film festival Baltfest 2009 will be held in the small hall of the Prague City Library (Mariánske nam. 1, Prague 1).

Arvo Valton from Estonia, Liana Langa from Latvia, and Kestutis Navakas from Lithuania will be guests at the festival.

During the morning portion of the festival (10.00-13.00) there will be presentations about Baltic culture and history, and in the afternoon (14.00-18.00) discussions with the writers will take place, the authors will read excerpts from their works, and short films will be shown.

René Vilbre's film "I Was Here" at film festival in Prague

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:34:16 GMT

The film festival “New Waves, New Ways” will be taking place in the Romanian Cultural Institute in Prague (Anglická 26, Prague 2), within the framework of which René Vilbre’s film “I Was Here” will be screened.

The festival is free.

More information is available on the festival’s homepage http://newwavesnewways.sweb.cz/.

The works of Ene-Liis Semper in Prague

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:32:43 GMT

The exhibit "Crossing Frontiers", which includes the works of Estonian artist Ene-Liis Semper, is open in the Prague City Gallery (Mariánské náměstí 1, Prague 1).

More information can be found on the city gallery's homepage: http://www.citygalleryprague.cz/a_knih.php

The poetry of Doris Kareva in Valtice, Czech Republic

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:00:00 GMT

From 24-27 September the "Days of Poetry and Wine 2009" will be taking place in Valtice in South Moravia, with 27 poets from the 27 European Union member states participating. Estonia will be represented by Doris Kareva, who will read her poetry on Friday, 25 September starting at 17.15 in the barn at Valtice Castle.

The schedule for the event can be found on the festival's webpage: http://www.festival-valtice.cz/en/programme

Rock concert When you say Freedom in Prague

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:00:00 GMT

The rock concert When you say Freedom will take place in Prague's Akropolis club (Kubelikova 27, Prague 3) starting at 18.30. The performers will be ans. Andur from Estonia, Double Faced Eels from Latvia, and Waglewski Fisz Emade from Poland. The concert is dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, and during the concert some events from 20 years ago, primarily the Baltic Way, will also be recalled through documentary footage.
The concert organisers are the Polish Institute and the Estonian, Polish and Latvian embassies.

Estonia is waiving the visa invitation requirement

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:01:12 GMT

Estonia is simplifying the visa application process for people travelling to Estonia. On May 7 the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) approved an amendment that will waive the visa invitation requirement. The amendment will enter into force on July 30. Visa invitations submitted to and approved by the Citizenship and Migration Board before July 30 will be valid in foreign missions of Estonia as documents certifying the travel purpose within 6 months following the date of the corresponding decision,Waiving the visa invitation requirement means that those applying for visas no longer have to present an invitation approved by the Citizenship and Migration Board or other form of invitation, and from now on other documents will be sufficient to prove the purpose of travel.

The waiving of the invitation requirement will make the visa application process faster and easier. All other requirements will remain as before.

The most important thing for the visa applicant is to present his or her travel plans honestly and clearly and to fill in the visa application with his or her contact information and primary address of residence in Estonia. It is also required to submit documents that certify the purpose of travel and prove the existence of sufficient resources to cover return travel, sustenance and accommodation. It would also be useful for the applicant to indicate his or her connection to Estonia (for example, documents proving marital or family status, or a letter or email written by the person being visited in Estonia describing the person’s connection to the visa applicant).

The consul still reserves the right to ask the visa applicant or relevant individual or organisation to present oral or written explanations of the need for a visa. As before, the consul may request documents that certify the applicant’s intention to leave the Schengen area upon the expiration of the visa: return tickets, sufficient means of subsistence, proof of employment, proof of real estate in the country of residence, proof of ties with the country of residence (family ties, professional status) etc.

To prove the purpose of travel, the following supplementary documents could be submitted (the list is non-exhaustive):

For business travel: written confirmation from the company organising the meeting, conference, etc.; invitations/tickets to a fair or seminar; documents that prove the existence of business ties or certify the applicant’s connection to or status in a company.

For personal travel: documents confirming accommodation (hotel reservation, a letter or email which confirms that the receiver will allow accommodation for the visa applicant); travel package; copies of travel tickets.

Fingerprints in travel documents

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:14:39 GMT

Starting from June 29th, 2009, all applicants of Estonian travel documents are required to give their fingerprints. The fingerprints are included onto the chip inside the passport cover. Children above the age of 6 are also required to give fingerprints, children below the age of 6 will not have to give fingerprints. As the result of compulsory fingerprint-giving, the procedure of applying for repeated passports by mail will change. In the future, it is possible to apply for a repeated passport by mail only in the case when the person has already received one passport containing fingerprints and less than 2 years have passed since the issuance of this passport.

It is possible to apply for a repeated passport by mail until June 28th, 2009 (passport applications bearing a postal stamp of a later date will not be reviewed without fingerprints - the applicant will have to go to an Estonian foreign representation or to Estonia to give fingerprints). Applications for repeated passports until June 28th, 2009 can be submitted by those persons, whose passport will expire soon (a few months are left until the expiration date) or by persons who for any other reason would like to receive a new passport. There are no changes in the procedure of applying for the initial passport (applications can be turned in at Estonian foreign representations, it is not possible to submit them to the Honorary Consuls). Additional information concerning the fingerprint-taking, use of fingerprints and other questions can be found on the website of the Citizenship and Migration Board.

Jan Kaus at the international book fair in Prague

Wed, 13 May 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Jan Kaus will participate as a guest in the international book festival Book World Prague 2009 being held at the Holešovice convention centre.

People can meet Estonian author Jan Kaus starting at 18.00 on 16 May in the author's hall of the Holešovice convention centre, where there will be a discussion on literature relations between Europe and Russia (event will be in Russian and Czech), and at the poetry evening being held in the literary theatre Viola (Národní tř. 7, Prague 1) beginning at 20.00 (poems to be read in original languages and Czech).

Additonal info.

Works of Estonian glass artists in Prague

Tue, 05 May 2009 21:00:00 GMT

The works of Estonian glass artists Eve Koha, Kristiina Uuslar and Ivo Lill can be seen in Prague in the gallery Mánes (Masarykovo nabrezi 205, Prague 1) in the exhibit of European contemporary glass sculpture Connections 2009.

Works of Estonian glass artists in Prague

Tue, 05 May 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Estonian Embassy in Prague :: News & Events

Confronting Cyber Terrorism: Tackling Political Aspects of Cyber Security

From 16-26 June Prague will be consumed by Quadrennial fever!

The most beautiful books of 2009 coming to the Czech Republic!

Priit Pärn films in Prague

Ilon Wikland's exhibition in Prague

Foreign Ministry Secretary General Opens Estonian Honorary Consulate in Brno

Estonia to reintroduce border control at its internal borders during the meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers

Estonian feature film at the international film festival in Brno

Exhibition of photographs: Eestory

"Disco and Atomic War" at the Jihlava Film Festival

A meeting with Arvo Valton

René Vilbre's film "I Was Here" at film festival in Prague

The works of Ene-Liis Semper in Prague

The poetry of Doris Kareva in Valtice, Czech Republic

Rock concert When you say Freedom in Prague

Estonia is waiving the visa invitation requirement

Fingerprints in travel documents

Jan Kaus at the international book fair in Prague

Works of Estonian glass artists in Prague

Works of Estonian glass artists in Prague

Rock concert When you say Freedom in Prague