Thirty years since their break-up, Slovakia and the Czech Republic have a harmonious relationship.
Thirty years on since the breakup of Czechoslovakia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic enjoy a harmonious relationship31 December marked the 30th anniversary of the break-up of Czechoslovakia; one of the few cases in history when a state has been divided up without a single life being lost. Today the Czech Republic and Slovakia enjoy a harmonious, friction-free friendship - tinged with a touch of regret for what was once a happy marriage.
"We stray into the Slovak half of the river all the time. We don't need official permission - and I hope we never will," he went on.Filip, who lives 500m from the rowing club with his Slovak wife and two children, was just 11 when Czechoslovakia divided into two. Son of a Slovak coachman and a Moravian cook who both served the imperial court, the young Masaryk - like Filip - was equally at home on both sides of the river.
Perhaps more intense than in 1992 - when Czechoslovakia was divvied up quietly by the federal state's two prime ministers, with no referendum.Irena Chovancikova is unsure how Masaryk would have reacted to the break-up of Czechoslovakia I first had to scour my pockets for some euros. The most obvious difference between the two countries is that the Slovaks have enthusiastically embraced the single European currency. Their neighbours have stuck doggedly to their Czech crowns.
"I remember that New Year's Eve, 1992. I remember we sang the Czechoslovak anthem - both parts, the Czech verse and then the Slovak one. It was emotional," said Miroslav.
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