Ten individuals and two organizations awarded for promoting Czechia abroad

Poet, translator, and activist Jana Beranová, professor Jana Fischerová, and political scientist Jacques Rupnik were among the ten individuals and two organizations awarded the Gratias Agit prize for promoting the Czech Republic's good name abroad. The awards were presented by Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský in Prague's Černín Palace. Other recipients include linguist Helena Lehečková, Argentine NGO leader Gabriel C. Salvia, historian George Edward Scott, and soprano Eva Urbanová. Organizations recognized include the Slovak folkloric group and Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. The Gratias Agit prize has been awarded since 1997.