Poland will restart negotiations with the Czech Republic over a decades-old 400-hectare border dispute, raising questions about the EU’s sovereignty-focused, bilateral approach and its relevance for talks like those between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Poland is set to resume talks with the Czech Republic over a decades-old border dispute involving nearly 400 hectares of contested land. As diplomatic negotiations restart, questions emerge about how the European Union’s emphasis on sovereignty and bilateral solutions might influence similar territorial discussions beyond its borders, particularly between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Our report explores this renewed diplomatic dialogue and its broader implications.
Poland has announced plans to resume negotiations with the Czech Republic over a longstanding territorial dispute, tracing back to a border agreement signed in 1958.
The dispute centres around 368 hectares of land that Poland believes should have been transferred to its control, based on agreements dating back to the Cold War. Initially, Poland handed over 1,205 hectares to then-Czechoslovakia in return for 837 hectares, creating what is now referred to as a “territorial debt.”
Despite repeated attempts at resolution – including the formation of a joint commission in 1992 and a financial compensation offer by the Czech Republic in 2005 – no agreement has been reached. Poland continues to insist on the return of the disputed territory, firmly rejecting financial settlements.
Tensions briefly flared in 2020 when two Polish soldiers inadvertently crossed into Czech territory and established a border post, though this incident was quickly resolved through diplomatic channels.
Poland’s firm stance on territorial sovereignty and the EU’s approach of encouraging bilateral dialogue to resolve such disputes may carry broader implications. Analysts suggest this could potentially serve as a precedent for how similar territorial issues, such as those involving countries outside the EU like Azerbaijan, are handled within the European diplomatic framework.
Currently, Azerbaijan and Armenia are engaged in complex border discussions and peace negotiations aimed at settling outstanding territorial issues. Although both sides have announced the finalisation of a draft peace agreement, Azerbaijan has frequently expressed concerns regarding perceived EU bias, notably due to the presence of an EU observation mission on the Armenian side of their conditional border. Furthermore, Baku has consistently asserted that a peace agreement will only be achievable if both countries jointly request the formal dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group and Armenia removes from its Constitution references to its Declaration of Independence, which contains territorial claims against Azerbaijan’s Karabakh region.
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