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"The Czech presidency has come at a difficult time for the entire EU. The financial crisis, the energy crisis and economic recession are more trying than at any time in its fifty-six year history. And to add to this we have the June elections to the European Parliament and the latest military conflict in the Gaza strip. I personally regret that the Czechs do not have the proper tools for the job. I regret that the Treaty of Lisbon reforming the EU is not a reality.
That is the reason for the lack of a common foreign policy: there is no system for making decisions, and the Member States are not bound by a principle of energy solidarity. And President Vaclav Klaus’ views on climate change, EU reform and the euro, which are bizarre, if not hostile, have a great deal to answer for in this respect. I therefore appeal to the Czech government and premier Mirek Topolánek, to constrain Klaus’ public declarations on EU affairs as much as possible. This is for his own good, as well as in our common interest.
The Czech ‘‘three E’’ priorities – economy, energy and external relations – are Europe’s needs in a nutshell. I therefore believe that Mr Schwarzenberg’s promise that the Czechs will significantly ‘‘push European matters forward’’, and that they ‘‘will not be bottom of the class’’ will come true. I wholeheartedly wish our southern neighbour a successful presidency!"@en1
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