Czechs and Slovaks mark 15 years of uncontested divorce

Fifteen years ago, Czechoslovakia was divided and two states were born. Czech commentator Bohumil Doležal comments in the Slovakian newspaper: "The prognosis circulating back then among Czechs that Slovakia would have to pay through the nose for its 'ungratefulness' (vis-à-vis Czechs) has not materialised. For Czechs, the separation was briefly advantageous from an economic standpoint, but by now Slovakia has surpassed us with the pace of their reforms. ... The outcome of the peaceful separation of the federation is the creation of two new neighbour states in our region whose relationship can be described as idyllic. Their ancestral heritage has left practically no dark cloud behind. If that's the result of the division of the country, it was worth it."

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