Klaus and cabinet ministers agree on common position on EU ahead of June summit

Czech President Vaclav Klaus and members of the government representing the country abroad held a meeting on Thursday to form a common position on the European Union ahead of the EU summit in June. Speaking to journalists after the meeting, Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek said Prague expects the summit to produce a road map for the creation of a new document on the EU's future role. This document should ideally not be called a constitution, not create the post of EU foreign minister, leave out the human rights charter, and should give individual member states the right to re-vote on issues decided in Brussels that threaten their sovereignty.

Before the summit, Mr Topolanek also hopes to discuss the Czech position with his outgoing British counterpart Tony Blair and German Chancellor Angela Merkel whose country currently holds the EU presidency.