Finally, Czechs can leave their passports or IDs at home when travelling to any of their neighbouring countries. The Schengen zone has embraced a bunch of new countries including all those that share a border with Czech Republic.

When the clock struck midnight between Thursday and Friday (20 and 21 December), the borders separating the Czech Republic from Germany, Poland, Austria and Slovakia disappeared. The Schengen free-movement zone has taken in eight new states.

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