Robert Fico (Prime Minister of Slovakia), Beata Szydłová (Prime Minister of Poland), Bohuslav Sobotka (Prime Minister of the Czech Republic) and Viktor Orbán (Prime Minister of Hungary) in Prague in December 2015. Source: Wikipedia CELIA PÉREZ CARRASCOSA, Prague (Czech Republic) Immigration is a regular topic of debate in Brussels. It is a sensitive issue inSigue leyendo «The Czech Republic, where homogeneous, labour-driven immigration prevails»
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Czechoslovakia, a country which joined two nations II
Vladimír Mečiar (left) and Václav Klaus (right) during the last meeting on Czechoslovakia. Brno, 26/08/1992. Source: Czech News Agency (ČTK) Czechoslovakia, a consensual separation CELIA PÉREZ CARRASCOSA, Prague (Czech Republic) The new country that was established in 1918 was encouraging for both the Czechs and the Slovaks. In general, the development of Czechoslovakia was beneficialSigue leyendo «Czechoslovakia, a country which joined two nations II»
Czechoslovakia, a country which joined two nations I
Sculpture of Tomáš Masaryk on Hradčany Square, in Prague. Photo: Celia Pérez Czechoslovakia, a planned and desired union CELIA PÉREZ CARRASCOSA, Prague (Czech Republic) The First World War (1914-1918) ended four empires: the German, the Austro-Hungarian, the Russian and the Ottoman. This meant that the maps of Europe, and the Near and Middle East wereSigue leyendo «Czechoslovakia, a country which joined two nations I»
Chmelař: “It is not a question of influencing, but of being heard”
Aleš Chmelař, Deputy Minister for Europe at the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo: Celia Pérez CELIA PÉREZ CARRASCOSA, Prague (Czech Republic) The Visegrad Group, or V4, was founded in 1991 by Václav Havel, President of Czechoslovakia (today the Czech Republic and Slovakia), Józef Antall, Prime Minister of Hungary, and Lech Wałęsa, President of Poland.Sigue leyendo «Chmelař: “It is not a question of influencing, but of being heard”»
Czechia, destination of the Vietnamese diaspora in Europe
Vietnamese children in Chrastava (Czechoslovakia). 1956. Source: Růžena Tupé Archive CELIA PÉREZ CARRASCOSA, Uherské Hradiště (Czech Republic) The Czech Republic has one of the largest Vietnamese communities in Europe, surpassed only by France and Germany. About 60.000 Vietnamese live in this Slavic country. This places them as the third largest group of foreigners in CzechSigue leyendo «Czechia, destination of the Vietnamese diaspora in Europe»