The Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Markéta Pekarová Adamová, received the state award for services to the Republic of Austria. She received it from her Austrian counterpart, Wolfgang Sobotka, for her contribution to Czech-Austrian relations in the field of parliamentary diplomacy. The Grand Honorary Medal in gold with a star for services to the Republic of Austria
The Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, thus included herself among personalities such as former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola or former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
“I value this award very much and perceive it as a broader recognition of excellent Czech-Austrian inter-parliamentary relations. However, it would not be possible to successfully develop and deepen these without a great partner, who for the past three years Mr. Sobotka has been for me. And on the occasion of his last official visit to us, I would like to thank him for all the work he has done to build the imaginary bridges that connect our countries,” said the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Markéta Pekarová Adamová.
The honor is the fourth highest class of its kind. Since 1952, it has been awarded by the Austrian Federal President at the proposal of the relevant member of the government or the chairman of one of the two parliamentary chambers.
“It clearly shows that active parliamentary diplomacy is gaining more and more importance in today’s world, and efforts for more intensive cross-border cooperation contribute not only to the prosperity of the citizens of both our countries, but also to the cohesion of the whole of Central Europe,” added the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Markéta Pekarová Adamová.