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The Czech and Slovak Transatlantic Award (CSTA) is an original initiative of the Jagello 2000 Association for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation from the Czech Republic and implemented jointly by Jagello 2000 and the Slovak Atlantic Commission since 2012.
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Within this initiative, the two organizations annually recognize personalities, who have substantially contributed to freedom and democracy in Central Europe, to strengthening of the transatlantic relations and integration of Central Europe to Euro-Atlantic Institutions. The Awards are presented two times a year – in Spring in Slovakia at the Bratislava Global Security Forum GLOBSEC and in Autumn at the NATO Days in Ostrava & Czech Air Force Days in Ostrava, Czech Republic. The awardees are Czech, Slovak and international diplomatic and military personalities.
Honorary Committee
The CSTA awardees are chosen by the Honorary Committee, created for this purpose from distinguished personalities from the diplomatic, political and military areas of the Czech and Slovak Republics. Members of the Honorary Committee are:
Artist's design
Original creation of the renowned Slovak glass-designer Patrik Illo, the Czech and Slovak Transatlantic Award symbolizes the transatlantic link by opposite side edges through transparent glass.