The days of constant criticism of the European Union from the office of the Czech president are coming to a close, as the CTK news agency says that none of the candidates to replace famed Euro sceptic Vaclav Klaus in March next year, is nearly so virulently opposed to the grouping.
Former prime minister Miloš Zeman envisions greater cooperation between the less powerful voices in the EU sticking together more to avoid domination from the big countries. Another former PM Jan Fischer says that Czech national interests shouldn’t oppose EU interests, saying that security and economic prosperity are the most important issues. But none of the other candidates (like foreign minister Karel Schwarzenberg, or Senate-member Premysl Sobotka) have provided views that will be making headlines in newspapers in any of the other European capitals.
