Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:05:44 +0200Czech Republic marks 20 years as NATO member, assesses new threatshttps://english.radio.cz/czech-republic-marks-20-years-nato-member-assesses-new-threats-8136451© 2026 Radio Prague International Twenty years ago this Tuesday, the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary became the first former Eastern Bloc countries to join NATO, with Slovakia entering five years later, when all four joined the EU. The anniversary will be marked with pomp and circumstance, honours for those who made the ultimate sacrifice, and debate over how to face new threats to collective security. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/nato_vlajky_1.jpg?timestamp=1687345055 Czech Republic marks 20 years as NATO member, assesses new threats https://english.radio.cz/czech-republic-marks-20-years-nato-member-assesses-new-threats-8136451 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9