The Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia and the expulsion of the German-speaking population after the Second World War severely strained Czech-German relations for decades. The big change only came after the political change in 1989. Today, politicians repeatedly emphasize that relations are better than ever before. But how deep does that go? Are the contacts between people on both sides and along the border intensive? What does civil society contribute to this? And what effect do political differences have on issues such as migration, energy policy and aid for Ukraine? And last but not least: What image do people in the <a href="http://www.world-today-news.com/croatia-will-remain-green-germany-is-considering-tightening-it-up-for-the-czechs/" title="Croatia will remain green, Germany is considering tightening it up for the Czechs”>Czech Republic have of Germany and the Germans of the Czech Republic? All of this is the topic for another edition of our podcast “Six Times Czech Republic”.
In the new episode we take you to the Czech-German border to Vejprty / Weipert and Bärenstein. We also spoke to the historian Miroslav Kunštát, the scientist Zuzana Lizcová, the journalist Helena Truchlá and the co-managing director of the German-Czech Future Fund, Tomáš Jelínek.
In its second season, the podcast “Six Times Czech Republic” presents six socio-political topics and how they are discussed in this country. It is created in collaboration between the Saxon State Center for Civic Education and Radio Prague International. The contributions from both seasons of “Six Times Czech Republic” that have appeared so far can be found on all common podcast portals.
