Jose Barroso says Czechs will do well

In his New Year’s greetings to the citizens of the Czech Republic European Commission President Jose Barroso said he was convinced the Czech Republic would do very well as president of the EU. Mr. Barroso praised the priorities of the Czech presidency as well as Prime Minister Topolánek's resolve to ratify the Lisbon treaty as soon as possible. He said the EU's primary task at present is to minimize the impact of the global crisis on the European market.