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The Czech Republic is a member state of the European Union, as evidenced by their joint financing of research projects [1] and their participation in EU summits [2]. Furthermore, the two entities are linked through their shared geopolitical strategies [3] and the Czech government's ongoing engagement with and critique of EU policies regarding defense integration and strategic autonomy [4], [5], [6], and [7].

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Independence play: Europe's pursuit of strategic autonomy ecfr.eu European Council on Foreign Relations 4 facts
claimThe Czech Republic is the only member of the European Union that believes the organization is moving away from its goals of operational collaboration, such as joint deployments and the European Intervention Initiative.
perspectiveCzech officials are pessimistic about the European Union's efforts to achieve strategic autonomy, perceiving no overall progress in the effort or in budgetary matters.
perspectiveThe Czech government supports the European Union's effort to increase its global influence, but it does not necessarily support achieving this through defense integration.
perspectiveCzech policymakers and policy experts advocate for the European Union to increase its influence through strategic autonomy in Eastern Europe, countries bordering the Mediterranean, sub-Saharan Africa, space, and cyber security.
Geopolitics of the energy transition: between global challenges and ... geoprogress-edition.eu Simona Epasto · Geoprogress Edition 1 fact
accountDuring the 2019 European Union summit, a coalition of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Estonia successfully removed references to achieving climate neutrality by 2050 from the summit's conclusions.
Quest for Strategic Autonomy? Europe Grapples with the US - China ... realinstitutoelcano.org Real Instituto Elcano 1 fact
claimSeveral European countries have adopted formal Indo-Pacific strategies, including France (2018, updated 2020), Germany (2020), the Netherlands (2020), the European Union (2021), Czechia (2022), Lithuania (2023), and Sweden (2024).
Investigation of nutritional and phytochemical properties of wild ... nature.com Nature 1 fact
claimThe Jan Amos Komenský Operational Programme, co-financed by the Czech Republic’s state budget and the European Union, supported the research through Project No. CZ.02.01.01/00/22_008/000463: Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Development.