“Rare indeed are the occasions on which we can give a decision made by our politicians our unqualified praise. It's Christmas at Easter: the term 'Czechia' has been born. And we have every reason to be joyful. Since the division of Czechoslovakia the state has been known as the 'Czech Republic' in English, although the world wanted a one-word name. The alternatives weren't up to scratch. And bottles of Pilsner beer bore the paradoxical slogan: 'Brewed in Czech', which actually meant the beer was brewed in the Czech language. ... In German the word 'Tschechien' has long been in use, but not 'Tschechei', which was contaminated by Nazi brutality. What's more, 'Tschechien' is the perfect translation of 'Česko'. Now the state of emergency has also been lifted in the world's only truly international language: English.”