Czech Republic wants to be called Czechia

Twenty-three years after gaining independence, the Czech Republic is set to adopt an official short form of its name. Foreign Minister Lubomír Zaorálek applied in April 2016 to the UN for the country's name to be changed to Česko (in English: Czechia). Czech journalists took a favourable view of the move.

This Main Focus from Euro|Topics offers English (+ French and German) translations of a selections of articles in European news sources on this topic.

ESO: Background information: The Czech Republic: What's in a name http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-czech-republic-whats-in-a-name/

Website: Go Czechia http://www.go-czechia.com/

Euronews, 13.04.16: Czech Republic wants to adopt new name of Czechia http://www.euronews.com/2016/04/13/czech-republic-wants-to-adopt-new-name-of-czechia/

The Conversation, 15.04.16: Czechia – is the Czech Republic’s new name real? http://theconversation.com/czechia-is-the-czech-republics-new-name-real-57901

Deutsche Welle, 15.04.16: Czech Republic pushes 'Czechia' as snappy short name http://dw.com/p/1IWNe

EUObserver, 12.05.16: Czechs' new moniker slow to catch on https://euobserver.com/beyond-brussels/133419

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