“This land is my land, this land is your land” / “Moje zeme je tvoje zeme”

What 4 countries share a border with the Czech Republic?  Well, it is Slovakia, Poland, Germany and Austria. All of those states  and other  4 EU countries joined the border-free zone last Thursday. So what do you think was happening on Thursday night? Parties! For example, about 400 people on the Czech-Austrian border (town of Schengen) celebrated their new freedom with special treats such as the traditional Schengen goulash and Schengen punch. The Schegen border-free zone has a lot of history: during the 40 years of communism over 400 Czechs lost their lives trying to escape from Czechoslovakia over to the Austrian side. While the Moravian side of this particular border was celebrating like there was no tomorrow, a lot of Austrian citizens had the looks of apprehension on their faces. The governor of Austria never even made it to the celebration. The highlight of the night was when the Czech Interior Minister Ivan Langer “switched on a traffic light with 3 (!!!) green lights instead of the usual red, orange and green, symbolizing the country’s entry into the new “world of wonders”.”

Ceska republika a dalsich 8 zemi Evropske Unie uzavrely ve ctvtek “snatek” via otevrenim jejich hranic. Svatebni hostiny na prechodu v Schengenu se zucastnilo pres vice nez 400 lidi; servirovaly se dobrutky jako Schegensky gulas a Schegenska limonada. Hranicni prechod Schengen ma dlouholetou historii: behem 40-ti let komunismu tu zemrelo pres 400 Cechoslovaku, kteri se snazili prejit na rakouskou pudu. Zatimco moravska strana hranic skakala radosti v tento vyznamny den, Rakusane se velmi veseli nezdali; rakousky guverner se ani neobtezoval na oslavu prijet. Ctvrtecni oslava byla vyvrcholena tim, ze ministr vnitra Ivan Langer slavnostne zapnul semafor se ctyrmi zelenymi svetly misto klasicke cervene, oranzove a zelene..Symbolizuje to tak volny vstup do nove”rise divu”..

Source: http://www.radio.cz/en/article/98955