Czech Republic    (Ceska republika)   (Czech)
Table:
Czech Republic

Česká republika (Czech)

• Duchy of Bohemia

c. 870

• Kingdom of Bohemia

1198

• Czechoslovakia
(Independence from
Austria-Hungary)

28 October 1918

• Federalization of Czechoslovakia
(Czech Socialist Republic)

1 January 1969

• Czech Republic became independent

1 January 1993

• Joined the European Union

1 May 2004

Using the given table, determine whether the statement is entailed, neutral, or refuted. Give your final answer in JSON format {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

Sentence: The Czech Republic was part of the European Union before independence.

answer: refuted