{"id":42277,"date":"2026-02-10T12:39:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T10:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/?p=42277"},"modified":"2026-02-10T12:44:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T10:44:45","slug":"press-release-tomas-kopecny-joins-the-european-values-center-for-security-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/en\/press-release-tomas-kopecny-joins-the-european-values-center-for-security-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESS RELEASE: Tom\u00e1\u0161 Kope\u010dn\u00fd joins the European Values Center for Security Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"42277\" class=\"elementor elementor-42277\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a274122 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a274122\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2674052f\" data-id=\"2674052f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-106d71ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"106d71ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-no-translation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5df05cba\" data-id=\"5df05cba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c78fe82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c78fe82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><em>The former government representative for Ukraine and deputy minister of defense will focus on geopolitical risks within the Security Club of Czech Business.<\/em><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a8132b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a8132b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-169155d5\" data-id=\"169155d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-20a7f7ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20a7f7ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-no-translation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fd0e273\" data-id=\"3fd0e273\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ba2989f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ba2989f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the beginning of 2026, the European Values Center for Security Policy welcomed Tom\u00e1\u0161 Kope\u010dn\u00fd to our team as a senior advisor.<\/p><p>Tom\u00e1\u0161 Kope\u010dn\u00fd was a leading figure in the Czech ammunition initiative and the reconstruction of Ukraine, having previously served as Deputy Minister of Defense for Industrial Cooperation. For his contribution to helping Ukraine, Tom\u00e1\u0161 received the Order of Merit in 2022 and the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise in 2024 from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6958114\" data-id=\"6958114\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ef63c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ef63c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Zelenskyj_Pavel_Kopecny_01.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1854\" height=\"1325\" src=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Zelenskyj_Pavel_Kopecny_01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42282\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Zelenskyj_Pavel_Kopecny_01.jpg 1854w, https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Zelenskyj_Pavel_Kopecny_01-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Zelenskyj_Pavel_Kopecny_01-1536x1098.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Zelenskyj_Pavel_Kopecny_01-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1854px) 100vw, 1854px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10c37da3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10c37da3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a9e25a1\" data-id=\"7a9e25a1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-67bfa36b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67bfa36b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-no-translation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4606eb82\" data-id=\"4606eb82\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e0f337d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e0f337d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He works as a senior advisor at the European Values Center for Security Policy and leads the Security Club of Czech Business. He also provides analytical support for our crisis simulations, which we also organize for foreign allies.<\/p><p><em>&#8220;Russia is rapidly preparing for a large-scale war in Europe\u2014that&#8217;s what NATO commanders and intelligence chiefs are saying out loud. The NATO defense community expects that a Russian military attack on Europe will be accompanied by massive economic and technological pressure from China. We need to prepare Czech companies for this so that they can increase their chances of survival and minimize damage in such a crisis.<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><em>It is good that the new government plans to amend crisis legislation, but realistically we cannot expect the state to prepare companies in detail for every security shock scenario. As part of the Security Club of Czech Business, we will organize briefings for Czech companies from leaders of the Czech and international security community. Furthermore, we will organize exercises for major crises so that our allies know exactly what to prepare for. At the Ministry of Defense, I organized a series of military-led exercises for companies in the defense sector, so I know how beneficial this format is,&#8221; <\/em>says Tom\u00e1\u0161 Kope\u010dn\u00fd.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former government representative for Ukraine and deputy minister of defense will focus on geopolitical risks within the Security Club of Czech Business. B\u00fdval\u00fd vl\u00e1dn\u00ed zmocn\u011bnec pro Ukrajinu a n\u00e1m\u011bstek ministra obrany se bude v\u011bnovat geopolitick\u00fdm rizik\u016fm v\u00a0r\u00e1mci Bezpe\u010dnostn\u00edho klubu \u010desk\u00e9ho byznysu. 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