Articles tagged 'Vaclav Klaus'
| Title | Headline | Summary | Media | Date | hf:tags | |
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 | Scotland | What can Scotland learn from Czechoslovakia? | Scotland went to the polls on September 18th, 2014 to decide whether to leave the United Kingdom and begin a new chapter as an independent state. The only country in Europe that has peacefully divided in recent decades is Czechoslovakia, which split into two on January 1st, 1993, without a drop of blood being spilt. So what advice would Czechs and Slovaks give the Scots? | BBC News | 2014-09-17 | czech czechoslovakia politics scotland slovakia vaclav-klaus vladimir-meciar |
 | Neighbours | Czechoslovakia: Czechs and Slovaks mark 30 years since Velvet Divorce | January 1st, 2023 marked the 30th anniversary of the break-up of Czechoslovakia; one of the few cases in history when a state has been divided up without a single life being lost. Today the Czech Republic and Slovakia enjoy a harmonious, friction-free friendship – tinged with a touch of regret perhaps for what was once a happy marriage. | BBC News | 2023-01-01 | border czech czechoslovakia slovakia vaclav-klaus vladimir-meciar |