Czech eurosceptic president "goes mad" at meeting with MEPs

[zeleneye]

*Quoting Czech news*

"Today's meeting between Czech president Václav Klaus and the Conference of the Committee Chairmen of the European Parliament resulted in a sharp diplomatic skirmish...

What infuriated Klaus, though, was not a question about the Treaty that has been recently approved by the Czech Constitutional Court despite his objections but rather a question about his planned new party Libertas.cz."

Just sent this by a Czech friend

[Bobert]

January through to June are going to be fun months...

[people korps]

*Quoting Czech news*

"Today's meeting between Czech president Václav Klaus and the Conference of the Committee Chairmen of the European Parliament resulted in a sharp diplomatic skirmish...

What infuriated Klaus, though, was not a question about the Treaty that has been recently approved by the Czech Constitutional Court despite his objections but rather a question about his planned new party Libertas.cz."

Just sent this by a Czech friend

Thread already started http://www.politics.ie/europe/38518-...tatorship.html

[zeleneye]

January through to June are going to be fun months...

I am not a fan of January but once February comes, its six nations time again. What is your point though?

[Bobert]

My point is that it's going to be a colourful presidency under Klaus. I disagree with the man on most issues but I can still see that he is going to challenge Sarko for "Most "interesting" president".

[FutureTaoiseach]

What got him angry was that he asked to raise the EU flag over Prague Castle, which is the seat of the Czech President. As a sovereigntist known to be opposed to the Treaty, it is reasonable that he would have felt provoked by that. Cohn-Bendit was winding him up. After months of villifying the no campaign it seems he can dish it out but can't take it. It's ironic to see a former anti-Establishment figure like Bendit now be so in step with the Establishment in the EU.

[zeleneye]

What got him angry was that he asked to raise the EU flag over Prague Castle, which is the seat of the Czech President.

I'm sorry, were you there? I thought you just lived behind a computer screen.

If you weren't there, did Klaus text you? or how do you know more than a few different media reports? According to the reports (more than one) he flipped over the Libertas link.

[zeleneye]

My point is that it's going to be a colourful presidency under Klaus. I disagree with the man on most issues but I can still see that he is going to challenge Sarko for "Most "interesting" president".

Klaus will certainly add colour if given the chance. I imagine Topolanek (or whatever he is called) will try and keep Klaus very much in his cage.

[toxic avenger]

Thread here:

http://www.politics.ie/europe/38518-...tatorship.html

[constitutionus]

Klaus will certainly add colour if given the chance. I imagine Topolanek (or whatever he is called) will try and keep Klaus very much in his cage.

dont confuse the czech republic with ireland.

the president isnt the ************************* of the government there. he actually DOES stuff.