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New Czech prime minister Petr Fiala (Photo: Wikimedia)

Expect Czech EU presidency to downgrade V4 priorities

The new government of the Czech Republic is gearing up for its presidency of the EU, starting on 1 July. And while it is already dealing with a range of domestic challenges, and implicated in recent corruption scandals, the continued war in Ukraine looks set to shape its second stint at the helm of the bloc.

The Czech Republic is in the throes of an extremely difficult period. Compounding the impact of several waves of the Covid-19...

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Author Bio

Vít Dostál is executive director of the Association for International Affairs in Prague. He focuses on Czech foreign policy and central Europe.

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