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They share 796 km (495 mi) of the [[Czech Republic–Poland border]], which can be crossed anywhere without border control under the [[Schengen Agreement]].
They share 796 km (495 mi) of the [[Czech Republic–Poland border]], which can be crossed anywhere without border control under the [[Schengen Agreement]].
The two countries first joined [[NATO]] in 1999 and then the [[European Union]] in 2004.



==History==
==History==
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[[File:Morawiecki spotkał się z premierem Czech Petrem Fialą w Pradze (2022.02.03) 02.jpg|thumb|Meeting of Prime Minister of the Czech Republic [[Petr Fiala]] and Prime Minister of Poland [[Mateusz Morawiecki]] in Prague in 2022]]
Relations date back to the [[Middle Ages]], when both countries were established in the 9th-10th century. The founding [[Piast dynasty|Piast]] and [[Přemyslid dynasty|Přemyslid]] dynasties, of Poland and Czechia (Bohemia) respectively, intermarried several times. Prime examples include first Polish ruler [[Mieszko I]] who married Princess [[Doubravka of Bohemia]], and first Bohemian king [[Vratislaus II of Bohemia|Vratislaus II]] who married Princess [[Świętosława of Poland]].
Relations date back to the [[Middle Ages]], when both countries were established in the 9th-10th century. The founding [[Piast dynasty|Piast]] and [[Přemyslid dynasty|Přemyslid]] dynasties, of Poland and Czechia (Bohemia) respectively, intermarried several times. Prime examples include first Polish ruler [[Mieszko I]] who married Princess [[Doubravka of Bohemia]], and first Bohemian king [[Vratislaus II of Bohemia|Vratislaus II]] who married Princess [[Świętosława of Poland]].


==Modern relations==
==Modern relations==
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[[File:Morawiecki spotkał się z premierem Czech Petrem Fialą w Pradze (2022.02.03) 02.jpg|thumb|Meeting of Prime Minister of the Czech Republic [[Petr Fiala]] and Prime Minister of Poland [[Mateusz Morawiecki]] in Prague in 2022]]
There is a [[Polish Institute]] in [[Prague]].
There is a [[Polish Institute]] in [[Prague]].

April 17–18, 2010, were declared days of national mourning in the Czech Republic to commemorate the 96 victims of the [[Smolensk air disaster]], including Polish President [[Lech Kaczyński]] and his wife [[Maria Kaczyńska]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vlada.cz/cz/media-centrum/aktualne/vlada-schvalila-dny-smutku--pripadaji-na-17--a-18--dubna-70606/|title=Vláda schválila dny smutku, připadají na 17. a 18. dubna|website=Vláda České Republiky|date=13 April 2010|access-date=3 September 2022|language=cs}}</ref>


In a 2010 poll conducted by CVVM in the Czech Republic, relations with Poland were ranked as the second best out of 13 countries, after [[Slovakia]], with 92% of respondents viewing them as very good or rather good.<ref>[http://www.cvvm.cas.cz/index.php?lang=1&disp=kdojsme CVVM] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707112246/http://www.cvvm.cas.cz/index.php?lang=1&disp=kdojsme |date=2007-07-07 }}, [http://www.cvvm.cas.cz/upl/zpravy/101081s_pm101221a.pdf Občané o vztazích ČR s některými zeměmi – listopad 2010]{{dead link|date=October 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
In a 2010 poll conducted by CVVM in the Czech Republic, relations with Poland were ranked as the second best out of 13 countries, after [[Slovakia]], with 92% of respondents viewing them as very good or rather good.<ref>[http://www.cvvm.cas.cz/index.php?lang=1&disp=kdojsme CVVM] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707112246/http://www.cvvm.cas.cz/index.php?lang=1&disp=kdojsme |date=2007-07-07 }}, [http://www.cvvm.cas.cz/upl/zpravy/101081s_pm101221a.pdf Občané o vztazích ČR s některými zeměmi – listopad 2010]{{dead link|date=October 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
In 1993, according to polls, the Czechs were liked by 38% of Poles, with 28% negative opinions. There has been a big improvement since then, and recently the Czechs are among the most-liked nations in Poland, leading in the polls since 2010 (53% of favourable opinions in 2010, 56% in 2019).<ref>[https://www.cbos.pl/SPISKOM.POL/2013/K_012_13.PDF Stosunek Polaków do innych narodów. Komunikat z badań], Centrum Badania Opinii Społecznej. Warsaw. February 2013 (in Polish).</ref><ref>[https://www.gazetaprawna.pl/artykuly/1396590,sondaz-cbos-2019-najbardziej-lubiane-nacje.html ''Kogo nie lubią Polacy? Sprawdź, co wynika z najnowszego badania CBOS'']. Gazetaprawna.pl. 2019-02-07 (retrieved 2020-04-24)</ref>
In 1993, according to polls, the Czechs were liked by 38% of Poles, with 28% negative opinions. There has been a big improvement since then, and recently the Czechs are among the most-liked nations in Poland, leading in the polls since 2010 (53% of favourable opinions in 2010, 56% in 2019).<ref>[https://www.cbos.pl/SPISKOM.POL/2013/K_012_13.PDF Stosunek Polaków do innych narodów. Komunikat z badań], Centrum Badania Opinii Społecznej. Warsaw. February 2013 (in Polish).</ref><ref>[https://www.gazetaprawna.pl/artykuly/1396590,sondaz-cbos-2019-najbardziej-lubiane-nacje.html ''Kogo nie lubią Polacy? Sprawdź, co wynika z najnowszego badania CBOS'']. Gazetaprawna.pl. 2019-02-07 (retrieved 2020-04-24)</ref>

Polish firefighters helped in flood recovery in the Czech Republic during the [[2002 European floods|2002]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.money.pl/gospodarka/wiadomosci/artykul/polscy;strazacy;pomagaja;czechom,105,0,55657.html|title=Polscy strażacy pomagają Czechom|date=22 August 2002|access-date=3 September 2022|language=pl}}</ref> and [[2013 European floods|2013]] floods.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wprost.pl/kraj/402807/polscy-strazacy-pomoga-czechom.html|title=Polscy strażacy pomogą Czechom|website=Wprost|date=7 June 2013|access-date=3 September 2022|language=pl}}</ref>


The Czech Republic and Poland are important trading partners. In 2019, Poland was the third largest source of imports and export destination for the Czech Republic,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wits.worldbank.org/CountryProfile/en/Country/CZE/Year/2019/TradeFlow/EXPIMP|title=Czech Republic trade balance, exports and imports by country and region 2019|website=World Integrated Trade Solution|access-date=9 July 2022}}</ref> whereas the Czech Republic was the seventh largest source of imports and the second largest export destination for Poland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wits.worldbank.org/CountryProfile/en/Country/POL/Year/2019/TradeFlow/EXPIMP|title=Poland trade balance, exports and imports by country and region 2019|website=World Integrated Trade Solution|access-date=9 July 2022}}</ref>
The Czech Republic and Poland are important trading partners. In 2019, Poland was the third largest source of imports and export destination for the Czech Republic,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wits.worldbank.org/CountryProfile/en/Country/CZE/Year/2019/TradeFlow/EXPIMP|title=Czech Republic trade balance, exports and imports by country and region 2019|website=World Integrated Trade Solution|access-date=9 July 2022}}</ref> whereas the Czech Republic was the seventh largest source of imports and the second largest export destination for Poland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wits.worldbank.org/CountryProfile/en/Country/POL/Year/2019/TradeFlow/EXPIMP|title=Poland trade balance, exports and imports by country and region 2019|website=World Integrated Trade Solution|access-date=9 July 2022}}</ref>
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Czechia and Poland co-hosted the [[2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship]].
Czechia and Poland co-hosted the [[2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship]].


Polish firefighters and police pilots helped extinguish the [[2022 European and Mediterranean wildfires|2022 wildfires]] in the Czech Republic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.polskieradio.pl/399/7977/Artykul/3012067,Polscy-policjanci-i-strazacy-wrocili-do-domu-z-akcji-gaszenia-pozaru-w-Czechach|title=Polscy policjanci i strażacy wrócili do domu z akcji gaszenia pożaru w Czechach|website=PolskieRadio.pl|date=31 July 2022|access-date=3 September 2022|language=pl}}</ref>
==European Union==
Both countries became members of the [[European Union]] in 2004.

==NATO==
Both countries became members of [[NATO]] in 1999.
== Resident diplomatic missions ==
== Resident diplomatic missions ==
* Czech Republic has an embassy in [[Warsaw]].
* Czech Republic has an embassy in [[Warsaw]].
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File:Fürstenberský palác ze zahrad.JPG|Embassy of Poland in Prague
File:Fürstenberský palác ze zahrad.JPG|Embassy of Poland in Prague
File:Polish consulate Ostrava 4366.jpg|Consulate-General of Poland in Ostrava
File:Polish consulate Ostrava 4366.jpg|Consulate-General of Poland in Ostrava
File:Bdg Mickiewicza3 2 07-2013.jpg|Honorary Consulate of the Czech Republic in Bydgoszcz
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==Honorary consulates==
There are honorary consulates of the Czech Republic in [[Bydgoszcz]], [[Częstochowa]], [[Łódź]], [[Poznań]], [[Szczecin]] and [[Wrocław]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mzv.cz/warsaw/pl/informacje_o_ambasadzie/gdzie_nas_znajdziecie/konsulat_honorowy_rcz_w_poznaniu/index.html|title=Konsulaty honorowe i inne przedstawicielstwa RCz w Polsce|website=Ambasada Republiki Czeskiej w Polsce|access-date=9 July 2022|language=pl}}</ref> and an honorary consulate of Poland in [[Brno]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.pl/web/czechy/konsulaty-honorowe|title=Konsulaty honorowe|website=Portal Gov.pl|access-date=9 July 2022|language=pl}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 10:15, 7 July 2024

Polish-Czech relations
Map indicating locations of Poland and Czech Republic

Poland
Czech Republic

Poland and the Czech Republic are both members of the European Union and of NATO. Both joined the EU simultaneously on 1 May 2004. They also both joined NATO on 12 March 1999. Both countries, together with Slovakia and Hungary, form the Visegrád Group, which is an important regional group in Central Europe. Both countries are also members of the Bucharest Nine, Three Seas Initiative, OECD, OSCE, Council of Europe and the World Trade Organization.

They share 796 km (495 mi) of the Czech Republic–Poland border, which can be crossed anywhere without border control under the Schengen Agreement. The two countries first joined NATO in 1999 and then the European Union in 2004.


History

Relations date back to the Middle Ages, when both countries were established in the 9th-10th century. The founding Piast and Přemyslid dynasties, of Poland and Czechia (Bohemia) respectively, intermarried several times. Prime examples include first Polish ruler Mieszko I who married Princess Doubravka of Bohemia, and first Bohemian king Vratislaus II who married Princess Świętosława of Poland.

Modern relations

Meeting of Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala and Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki in Prague in 2022

There is a Polish Institute in Prague.

April 17–18, 2010, were declared days of national mourning in the Czech Republic to commemorate the 96 victims of the Smolensk air disaster, including Polish President Lech Kaczyński and his wife Maria Kaczyńska.[1]

In a 2010 poll conducted by CVVM in the Czech Republic, relations with Poland were ranked as the second best out of 13 countries, after Slovakia, with 92% of respondents viewing them as very good or rather good.[2] In 1993, according to polls, the Czechs were liked by 38% of Poles, with 28% negative opinions. There has been a big improvement since then, and recently the Czechs are among the most-liked nations in Poland, leading in the polls since 2010 (53% of favourable opinions in 2010, 56% in 2019).[3][4]

Polish firefighters helped in flood recovery in the Czech Republic during the 2002[5] and 2013 floods.[6]

The Czech Republic and Poland are important trading partners. In 2019, Poland was the third largest source of imports and export destination for the Czech Republic,[7] whereas the Czech Republic was the seventh largest source of imports and the second largest export destination for Poland.[8]

In February 2021, the Czech Republic sued Poland over the Turów Coal Mine at the European Court of Justice, the first time that an EU member state had sued another one over an environmental issue.[9][10]

Czechia and Poland co-hosted the 2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship.

Polish firefighters and police pilots helped extinguish the 2022 wildfires in the Czech Republic.[11]

European Union

Both countries became members of the European Union in 2004.

NATO

Both countries became members of NATO in 1999.

Resident diplomatic missions

  • Czech Republic has an embassy in Warsaw.
  • Poland has an embassy in Prague and a consulate-general in Ostrava.
  • Embassy of the Czech Republic in Warsaw
    Embassy of the Czech Republic in Warsaw
  • Embassy of Poland in Prague
    Embassy of Poland in Prague
  • Consulate-General of Poland in Ostrava
    Consulate-General of Poland in Ostrava

See also

References

  1. ^ "Vláda schválila dny smutku, připadají na 17. a 18. dubna". Vláda České Republiky (in Czech). 13 April 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  2. ^ CVVM Archived 2007-07-07 at the Wayback Machine, Občané o vztazích ČR s některými zeměmi – listopad 2010[dead link]
  3. ^ Stosunek Polaków do innych narodów. Komunikat z badań, Centrum Badania Opinii Społecznej. Warsaw. February 2013 (in Polish).
  4. ^ Kogo nie lubią Polacy? Sprawdź, co wynika z najnowszego badania CBOS. Gazetaprawna.pl. 2019-02-07 (retrieved 2020-04-24)
  5. ^ "Polscy strażacy pomagają Czechom" (in Polish). 22 August 2002. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Polscy strażacy pomogą Czechom". Wprost (in Polish). 7 June 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Czech Republic trade balance, exports and imports by country and region 2019". World Integrated Trade Solution. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Poland trade balance, exports and imports by country and region 2019". World Integrated Trade Solution. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  9. ^ Taylor, Kira (6 May 2021). "Turow: the Polish coal mine at the centre of regional tensions". www.euractiv.com.
  10. ^ "Czech-Polish relations hit rock bottom". www.euractiv.com. 24 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Polscy policjanci i strażacy wrócili do domu z akcji gaszenia pożaru w Czechach". PolskieRadio.pl (in Polish). 31 July 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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