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This article focuses on the developments in Czech Republic. The Czech Republic entered the European Union rather quietly and without any real signs of joy, as if ashamed to admit the historical significance of this step. True, there were the muted obligatory celebrations, with the politicians doing their best not to do so in the same place at the same time. Although Czechs spend over 70 billion of their own hard-earned crowns on betting every year, they expect everything else, including democracy, to come from the state.

Examines the Czech Republic's accession to the European Union. Symbolic announcement of president Vaclav Klaus' presidential revision of history; Decline and disintegration of politics in the country; View that the increasingly disoriented society is ceasing to perceive politics as a space for dealing with common issues.

Reports on the European Union accession of the Czech Republic. Rejection of the government's foreign policy; Political leadership of President Václav Klaus; Call for transparency in the government

The article comments on the success of the Green Party in the last Czech parliamentary elections, gaining several seats in the lower house. Thus, it is considered that a more mature and responsible form of political discourse appears to be taking root in Czech Republic among the younger generation. However, the author stresses that their politicians have forgotten that the point of the elections is to ensure a clear and calm transition of power, and smooth functioning of state apparatus.

Comments on events during the third quarter 2005 in the Czech Republic and abroad. Escape of a Czech billionaire from the police by simply walking out of jail with his cuffs still on; Death of Pavel Dostal, actor, former dissident and Culture Minister; Reputation and nicknames of Czech Premier Jiri Paroubek; President Vaclav Klaus' attempt to defend the sovereignty of the nation-state while openly rejecting the European Union;p Documentary program on CNN dealing with the failure of the U.S. government and intelligent services, which were using claims about the imminent development of weapons of mass destruction as the main reason for toppling the regime of Saddam Hussein.

Looks into the events in Czech Republic at the end of 2004. Celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution; Observation that the situation in the Czech Republic will only improve when two falsehoods are put right in its national debate, the beliefs that politics is the only and the over-riding solution to current issues and that all poultices comes down to issues of Left and Right; Conditions resulting to the perception that the Czech Republic in coming under the influence of politically-savvy business leaders.

The article reports that there probably isn't a more meaningful antithesis to the actions of a great statesman than the behavior of the Czech prime minister. Stanislav Gross knew from the moment a mutual acquaintance brought Pavel Pribyl to a "football kickabout" that Pribyl was a former commander of an elite unit of violent communist power. Unlike some, Pribyl was actually proud of his "professionalism" as a communist agent. So gross appointed this "loyal professional" to high office at the Ministry of the Interior, defending him even after journalists drew attention to this fact.

Focuses on the politics in the Central Europe. Display of regional provincialism and sensationalized version of democracy; Election campaign of the pragmatic national populists on limited immigration; Implication of the populists campaign of Hans Dichant and Jörg Haider on the long-term programs and political struggle of the region.