Dagmar Havlová announced on Thursday, June 4, 2026, that she is withdrawing from the cooperation agreement on the Václav Havel Library project. The former first lady and widow of the ex-president is thus following the project's main backers so far, billionaires Zdeněk Bakala and Karel Komárek. ct24.ceskatelevize.cz ↗
Havlová's departure comes after the previous departure of most members of the board of directors and the supervisory board, key sponsors, and nearly all employees. According to the published information, the Václav Havel Library is thus definitively ending after twenty-two years of operation. The institution was linked to the legacy of the former president, dissident, and playwright Václav Havel. novinky.cz ↗
The library has in the past hosted politicians, artists, and dissidents. Among the guests recalled were, for example, Madeleine Albright and the Dalai Lama. Havlová described her step as a decision made after long and painful consideration, and said she regretted the situation. seznamzpravy.cz ↗
Karel Komárek also appeared in other news on the same day. In his hometown of Hodonín, he opened a new park on a site damaged by a tornado and received honorary citizenship of the town. His lottery group, Allwyn International, also announced that in the first quarter it increased adjusted operating profit (EBITDA) by 24 percent year-on-year to 443 million euros. novinky.cz ↗
Further developments concerning the legacy of the Václav Havel Library will depend on whether a new organizational or financial form for the project can be found. However, the information available so far points to the end of the institution's operations as they have existed until now. zpravy.aktualne.cz ↗
Dagmar Havlová leaves the Václav Havel Library
This summary was generated by artificial intelligence. It may contain inaccuracies. Please verify information in the original sources below.
Sources (11)
Havlová odstupuje od dohody o spolupráci na projektu Knihovny Václava Havla
zpravy.aktualne.cz
| 17:35 04.06.
Dagmar Havlová odstupuje od dohody o spolupráci na projektu Knihovny Václava Havla
ct24.ceskatelevize.cz
| 17:26 04.06.
Konec Knihovny Václava Havla? Od dohody o spolupráci odstupuje po Bakalovi a Komárkovi i Dagmar Havlová
ihned.cz
| 17:49 04.06.
Knihovna Václava Havla končí, opustila ji už i Dagmar Havlová
novinky.cz
| 17:27 04.06.
Knihovnu Václava Havla opouští i vdova po exprezidentovi. Nemám už sílu, vzkázala
idnes.cz
| 17:02 04.06.
‚Je mi to jenom líto.‘ V Knihovně Václava Havla končí Dagmar Havlová, působila v ní 22 let
irozhlas.cz
| 17:00 04.06.
Dohra otřesu v Knihovně Václava Havla: Dramatický odchod Havlové! Sedláčka podpořila, nyní prosí o odpuštění…
blesk.cz
| 17:10 04.06.
Albrightová či dalajlama. Havlova knihovna vítala politiky, umělce i disidenty
seznamzpravy.cz
| 17:07 04.06.
Knihovna Václava Havla končí, opouští ji Dagmar Havlová
seznamzpravy.cz
| 17:00 04.06.
Miliardář Komárek otevřel v rodném Hodoníně park v místě poničeném tornádem, dostal čestné občanství
novinky.cz
| 12:12 04.06.
Komárkův Allwyn zvýšil zisk o čtvrtinu, pomohla i expanze v USA
e15.cz
| 09:57 04.06.
🔥 You might also like
Politics (General)
What Czechia is writing about: The budget has the second-largest deficit ever — Fico continues to face criticism over his remarks about NATO
The government approved a budget with the second-largest deficit in history and is bringing back fuel price regulation. Fico faces criticism over NATO, while ju …
Celebrities
Dagmar Havlová to hand over Václav Havel's licence to the Prague Municipal Library
Dagmar Havlová will hand over her husband's licence free of charge to the Prague Municipal Library, she announced on Monday.
World
What Ukraine Is Writing About: Ex-Prosecutor Kravchenko's Vienna Address Belongs to a Mail-Forwarding Firm. Poll Gives Zaluzhnyi a Runoff Win
Per Ukrainska Pravda, the dismissed prosecutor general's address in Austria's register is a firm's seat. Poll: Zaluzhnyi would beat Zelensky in a runoff.
© HotInfo
Geographic locations
From our newsroom original
All →
A Gallic rampart found beneath a Paris hospital could settle the dispute over where Caesar's Lutetia lay
OpenAI Agent Breaches Australian Government's Medicare Portal
Victorious Die Linke Faces Disputes Over Antisemitism and Security in Berlin
Britain is setting up a space squadron meant to actively disrupt the enemy. The head of Space Command has been suspended since August
Hungary's Interior Ministry furnished for over two billion forints. A coat rack cost 475,000, the minister's desk 8.2 million
Researchers made headphones reveal audio through a wall. Encryption won't help against the attack, authors say
EU Drops Usmanov and Fridman, Baku Soon Releases a Frenchman
Albania is pursuing the former intelligence chief. She returned to house arrest, and messages to a fugitive businessman leaked from the case file
