President Klaus says Czechs should strive for reasonable EU set-up

In his New Year’s address to the nation President Václav Klaus said the EU presidency would give the Czech Republic an opportunity to influence developments in the EU. He said the country should strive for the EU to be a really democratic area, an area where political decision making is close to the citizens of the block and where politicians are held accountable for their actions. Mr. Klaus urged Czechs to participate in the June elections to the European Parliament because, he said, the results of the election could contribute to the search for a reasonable European set-up.