Communist Party plans to thwart ratification of EU-Ukraine association agreement

The Communist Party has announced it will use all available means to thwart the ratification of the EU-Ukraine association agreement in the Czech Parliament. The daily Lidové noviny reported on the matter in its Thursday edition citing party leader Vojtěch Filip who said that as an experienced lawmaker he would filibuster for as long as necessary to obstruct a vote on the agreement. The Communists have made it clear they mistrust the present Ukrainian government and disapprove of the association agreement with the European Union.