Foreign Relations of The Czech Republic - Europe

The multi-national Communist armed forces’ sole joint action was the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968. All member countries, with the exception of the People's Republic of Albania and the Socialist Republic of Romania participated in the invasion. Albania formally withdrew form the Warsaw Pact in 1968 over the matter.

• Albania has an embassy in Prague.
• Czech Republic has an embassy in Tirana.

Austria has an embassy in Prague and two honorary consulates (in Brno and České Budějovice). The Czech Republic has an embassy in Vienna and five honorary consulates (in Graz, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Linz, and Salzburg). Both countries are full members of the European Union. They share 362 km (225 mi) of common border, which can be crossed anywhere without border control due to the Schengen Agreement.

Diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia were established on 27 September 1920, they were severed on 1 June 1939 and were restored on 10 October 1945. On 23 December 1992 Bulgaria recognised the Czech Republic and established diplomatic relations with it at the level of embassies as of 1 January 1993. Bulgaria has an embassy and an honorary consulate in Prague. Czech Republic has an embassy in Sofia and an honorary consulate in Varna.

• The Czech Republic has an embassy in Copenhagen and an honorary consulate in Højbjerg.
• Denmark has an embassy in Prague.
• Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union.

• Both countries restored their diplomatic relation on 9 September 1991. On 1 January 1993 diplomatic relations were automatically transferred to the successor states of Czechoslovakia.
• Czech Republic has an embassy and an honorary consulate in Tallinn.
• Estonia has an embassy in Prague.
• Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union.
• Estonia Ministry of Foreign affairs about relations with the Czech Republic

• Finland recognised the independence of the Czech Republic on 1 January 1993.
• The Czech Republic has an embassy in Helsinki. Finland has an embassy in Prague.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union.
• Embassy of the Czech Republic in Helsinki
• Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland about relations with the Czech Republic

See Czech Republic–France relations

• The first diplomatic contacts date back from the Middle Ages. France has been the first country to recognize Czechoslovakia on 28 October 1918.
• The two countries concluded a treaty of Alliance on 25 January 1924.
• The Czech Republic has an embassy in Paris and four honorary consulates (in Lille, Lyon, Nancy, and Nantes).
• France has an embassy in Prague.
• Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union. Since 1999, Czech Republic is an observer in the Francophonie.
• French Foreign Ministry about relations with the Czech Republic

• Both countries share 815 km (506 mi) of common borders.
• The Czech Republic has an embassy in Berlin, three general consulates (in Bonn, Dresden and Munich), and 6 honorary consulates (in Dortmund, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Nürnberg, Rostock and Stuttgart).
• Germany has an embassy in Prague.

• Before 1918, both countries were part of Austria–Hungary.
• The Czech Republic has an embassy in Budapest.
• Hungary has an embassy in Prague.
• Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union.

• Neither country has a resident embassy.
• The Czech Republic is represented in Iceland through an honorary consulate in Reykjavík.
• Iceland is represented in the Czech Republic through its embassy in Vienna (Austria) and through an honorary consulate in Prague.
• Both countries are full members of NATO, of the Council of Europe and of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

• The Czech Republic has an embassy in Dublin.
• Ireland has an embassy in Prague.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union. There are around 5,300 Czechs living in Ireland.

• The Czech Republic has an embassy in Rome, a general consulate in Milan, and 5 honorary consulate (in Florence, Naples, Palermo, Udine, and Venice).
• Italy has an embassy in Prague.
• Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union.

• Czech Republic recognized Kosovo on 21 May 2008.
• The Czech Republic opened an embassy in Pristina on 16 July 2008.

• Czechoslovakia recognised Latvia on 5 January 1922.
• The Czech Republic has an embassy in Riga.
• Latvia has an embassy in Prague.
• Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union.
• Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with the Czech Republic

• Both countries established diplomatic relations in 2009.

• Both countries re-established diplomatic relations on 9 September 1991.
• Lithuania recognised the Czech Republic after the split of Czechoslovakia on 5 January 1992 and diplomatic relation were established the following day.
• The Czech Republic has an embassy in Vilnius.
• Lithuania has an embassy in Prague and an honorary consulate in Brno.
• Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union.
• Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign affairs: list of bilateral treaties with the Czech Republic (in Lithuanian only)

• The Czech Republic has an embassy in Luxembourg City.
• Luxembourg has an embassy in Prague.
• Both countries are full members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, of the European Union and of NATO.

• The Czech Republic is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome, (Italy) and through an honorary consulate in Valletta.
• Malta is represented in the Czech Republic through a non-resident ambassador based in the Foreign Ministry at Valletta.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union.

• The Czech Republic has an embassy in The Hague and an honorary consulate in Amsterdam.
• The Netherlands has an embassy in Prague.
• Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union.
• Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relation with the Czech Republic (in Dutch only)

Both countries are full members of the European Union. They share 796 km (495 mi) of common border, which can be crossed anywhere without border control due to the Schengen Agreement.

• After the splitting of Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic and Romania established diplomatic relation on 18 December 1992.
• The Czech Republic has an embassy in Bucharest.
• Romania has an embassy in Prague.
• Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union.

The present day relations between the two countries are at their best, and many agreements have been signed. Russia also has further reduced its oil deliveries to the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic has an embassy in Moscow, and two consulate generals (in Saint Petersburg and Yekaterinburg). The Russian Federation has an embassy in Prague, and two consulate generals in (Brno and Karlovy Vary).

• The Czech Republic has an embassy in Belgrade.
• Serbia has an embassy in Prague.
• Czech relations with Serbia were usually positive, just like relations between Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia (prewar). However, Czech government under administration of Mirek Topolánek decided to recognize Kosovo – the very important issue in Serbian politics.
• Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with the Czech Republic

Before 1918, both countries were part of Austria–Hungary, and between 1918 and 1 January 1993, both countries were part of Czechoslovakia.

• The Czech Republic has an embassy in Kiev and 2 general consulates in Donetsk and Lviv.
• Ukraine has an embassy in Prague, a consulate and an honorary consulate in Brno.
• During the Interwar era the Ukrainian province Zakarpattia Oblast was part of Czechoslovakia.

• The United Kingdom has an embassy in Prague.
• The Czech Republic has an embassy in London and Honorary Consulates in Belfast and Edinburgh.

HM Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom paid a state visit to the Czech Republic in March 1996.