Foreign Minister Lipavský awards medals for services to diplomacy

Thirteen individuals and three institutions and organisations received awards from Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský in a ceremony at the Černín Palace on the 17th of November. Outgoing Vice-President of the European Commission Věra Jourová, President of the State Office for Nuclear Safety Dana Drábová, and the Financial Analysis Office were among the recipients.

Jourová, who will retire from the Commission this year after ten years, received the medal for her contribution to Czech and European diplomacy, and Drábová for her contribution to the support of Czech science on the international stage. The Financial Analysis Office was recognised for its role in the fight against money laundering, the prevention of the financing of terrorism, and the implementation of international sanctions. The Czech medals for services to diplomacy were awarded for the first time in March 2019.