French President Emmanuel Macron will come to the Czech Republic on October 27^th following his visit to Slovakia. The French head of state will meet with Czech President Miloš Zeman and Prime Minister Andrej Babiš.

The day before, Macron will be in Bratislava meeting with their Slovakian counterparts Andrej Kiska and Peter Pellegrini. 

Macron will arrive in Prague on the same weekend as the conclusion of the celebrations of the 100^th anniversary of Czechoslovakia. On Saturday, October 27^th, the historic National museum will officially be reopened and the Slovak-Czech exhibition will be launched. Babiš has invited a number of statesmen, but a list of confirmed names has not yet been published by the Czech government. 

The Czech Army have previously stated that on Sunday, October 28^th, there will be a gala parade attended by US Secretary of Defence James Mattis at Vítkov Kiska. The AFP notes that the Czech Republic and Slovakia together with Poland and Hungary are creating the so-called “Visegrad Four” (V4), which is against the EU’s stance on receiving refugees. The French President has not yet visited Poland and Hungary. 

Author: Holly Webb

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