Association to award anti-bureaucracy prize

The Czech civic association eStat.cz has awarded its annual anti-bureaucracy prize to the Irish people, reportedly for the decision in a referendum to vote against the EU’s Lisbon Treaty this year. The prize is to be awarded to Declan Ganley, the head of an organisation which played a key role in the Irish “No” vote, in Prague on Wednesday. eStat, which has close ties to the Civic Democratic Party, began its award three years ago. The first recipient was President - and Civic Democratic Party founder - Václav Klaus.

Author: Jan Velinger