Czech Republic–United Kingdom relations
Czech Republic |
United Kingdom |
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Diplomatic mission | |
Czech Republic Embassy, London | British Embassy, Prague |
Envoy | |
Ambassador Libor Sečka | Ambassador Matt Field |
Czech Republic–United Kingdom relations are foreign relations between the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom. The Czech Republic has an embassy in London and four honorary consulates (in Cardiff, Edinburgh, Manchester and Newtownards). The United Kingdom has an embassy in Prague.
Both states are members of NATO.
History
King John of Bohemia was killed in action in the Battle of Crécy in 1346 aiding France against England.[1]
The United Kingdom and Czechoslovakia historically had lukewarm, although not hostile, relations largely due to Britain's lack of involvement in
Britain and France had to choose between war and dishonour. They chose dishonour. They will have war.
During the Cold War, relations again worsened as Britain was an ally of the United States, the "enemy" of the Soviet Union, making Britain and the Socialist-ruled Czechoslovakia "enemies" by association. Since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, economic relations have largely normalised, although neither countries are priority allies for the other.[6]
Trade
Bilateral trade was worth £6.7 billion in 2011.[7]
Migration
The
State visits
See also
- Foreign relations of the Czech Republic
- Foreign relations of the United Kingdom
- Czech migration to the United Kingdom
- British diaspora
Notes and references
- ^ "John, king of Bohemia". Britannica. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ Smetana, Vít (2008). In the Shadow of Munich: British Policy towards Czechoslovakia from 1938 to 1942. Karolinum Press.
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office. 1 February 1926. Archived from the original(PDF) on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ISSN 1210-7050.
- ISBN 9781101500415.
- ^ Waisová, Šárka (2011). "Czechoslovakia in a Divided Europe: The Formation of Czechoslovak Foreign Policy after World War II and Relations with Its Neighbors and the Superpowers during the Cold War". In Cabada, Ladislav; Waisová, Šárka (eds.). Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic in World Politics. Lexington Books. p. 57.
- ^ "Increasing business with the Czech Republic". British Embassy Prague. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Archived from the originalon 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ^ "Estimated population resident in the United Kingdom, by foreign country of birth (Table 1.3)". Office for National Statistics. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ "OUTWARD STATE VISITS MADE BY THE QUEEN SINCE 1952". Official web site of the British Monarchy. Retrieved 2008-11-29.