Czech presidency unharmed by change of government, says Klaus

Czech President Václav Klaus says he believes the Czech Republic has passed muster during its six-month presidency of the European Union. He told Czech Radio that the fall of the country’s government and its replacement by a caretaker cabinet had not harmed the Czech presidency in the eyes of other states. Mr Klaus conceded, however, that the change of government had complicated the presidency, which comes to an end next week. Mirek Topolánek’s coalition government lost a no-confidence vote in March, less than half-way through the Czech presidency of the EU. It was replaced by an interim government led by Jan Fischer.

Author: Ian Willoughby