Poland’s Policy Regarding the Czech Republic
Poland’s Policy Regarding the Czech Republic

Summary/Abstract: The admission of Poland and the Czech Republic into the European Union enlivened relations between the two countries. Their political cooperation in the EU, the rapid expansion of their economic ties, (including capital and investment ties of a strategic nature), the increase of trans-border contacts and the gradual rapprochement between the societies of the two countries turned the Czech Republic into one of Poland’s most important partners within the European Union. The intensification of Polish-Czech relations was also influenced by plans to install elements of America’s Missile Defence (MD) system in both countries. Thanks to both countries’ similar political constellation, they were able to find a common denominator in their policy toward the United States, even though considerable differences in this sphere became visible in 2008. EU matters are a more important point of reference in Polish-Czech relations, however. The Czech Republic has become an important member of EU coalitions coorganized by Poland and was a close ally in the sphere of EU institutional reform.

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