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Jaromír Štětina

Czech journalist, writer and politician (1943–2025)

Jaromír Štětina (6 April 1943 – 17 April 2025) was a Czech journalist, writer and politician. He served as a member of the European Parliament from 2014 to 2019 for the Czech Republic, representing TOP 09.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Jaromír Štětina (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Apr 6, 1943, died Apr 17, 2025.¹

About

He was also known as a war correspondent from the conflict areas of the former Soviet Union countries.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jaromír Štětina, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

People in NeedFounder¹⁹

Early life and education

Date not recordedCharles University³
Date not recordedPrague University of Economics and Business³

Career

Occupation: politician, translator, geologist, writer, war correspondent, journalist, economist.⁶

2019 to 2022Party leader, Europe together⁵
2014 to 2019Member of the European Parliament⁵
2010 to 2014Member of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic⁵
2004 to 2010Member of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic⁵
Date not recordedFounded People in Need⁴

Personal life

BornApr 6, 1943, Prague^{7 8}
DiedApr 17, 2025, Prague⁹
CitizenshipCzechoslovakia, Czech Republic^{8 10}

Politics

In the 2004 elections to the Czech Senate, Štětina ran as an independent candidate under the umbrella of the Green Party. He won the election, becoming the senator for the Prague 10 district.

From 2014 to 2019, Štětina served as a Member of the European Parliament representing TOP 09. On 11 February 2019, he founded his own political party, Europe Together (Czech: Evropa společně), to contest the 2019 European Parliament elections. He said that the party would join the European People's Party if elected. Europe Together eventually finished 15th, with 0.59% of the vote, and did not win any seats.

Štětina was a founding signatory of the Prague Declaration on European Conscience and Communism.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jaromír Štětina (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Awards

2017Mkhitar Gosh Medal^{11 13}
20031st of June Award^{11 12}
1997Ferdinand Peroutka Award¹¹
Date not recordedCzech Medal of Merit, 3rd class¹¹
Date not recordedRudolf Medek Award¹¹

Sources

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WikidataJaromír Štětina on Wikidata
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WikipediaJaromír Štětina on Wikipedia
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WikidataJaromír Štětina: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataJaromír Štětina: Founded People in Need, on Wikidata
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WikidataJaromír Štětina: Member of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, on Wikidata
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WikidataJaromír Štětina: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataJaromír Štětina: place of birth, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of birth, as reported by Czech National Authority Database
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WikidataJaromír Štětina: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataJaromír Štětina: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataJaromír Štětina: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataJaromír Štětina: X, on Wikidata
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WikidataX, as reported
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WikidataJaromír Štětina: Facebook, on Wikidata
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WikidataFacebook, as reported
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WikidataJaromír Štětina: IMDb, on Wikidata
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WikidataPeople in Need, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsJaromír Štětina photo by Jindřich Nosek (NoJin), CC BY-SA 4.0