A year has gone by since the new Czech government took office. After almost a decade of power shifts between centre-right and technical governments that were traditionally lukewarm to sceptical about the EU, the new Czech leadership has broken ties with the past approach and instead opts for a more positive attitude towards EU integration. It is time now to take stock of this new policy direction and see where the Czech government will go from here. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Petr Drulák, gave an overview of the most important changes and also highlighted some elements of continuity.