Czech art spoof sparks EU outrage

A new art installation going on display at the Council of the European Union building in Brussels, January 2009, to mark the Czech Republic Presidency of the EU has angered other Member States with its lampoons of national stereotypes.

BBC News, 14.1.09: Czech EU art stokes controversy http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7827738.stm

Deutsche Welle, 14.1.09: Europe Gets a Taste of Czech Art Hoax and Self-mockery http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,3946073,00.html

Czech Republic: Press Release, 14.1.09: Statement by Alexandr Vondra concerning new information about Entropa http://www.eu2009.cz/en/news-and-documents/news/entropa-5844/

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