Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:11:16 +0200https://english.radio.cz/honeymoon-over-klaus-and-government-row-breaks-out-over-eu-8073050© 2026 Radio Prague International A war of words erupted on Thursday between members of the Czech government and President Vaclav Klaus, over differences of opinion regarding Czech membership of the European Union. President Klaus's comments leading up to Wednesday's signing ceremony in Athens - among other things that EU membership was a marriage of convenience rather than a marriage of love - have angered the government. On Thursday Foreign Minister Cyril Svoboda accused President Klaus of making superficial statements about the EU, while the prime minister, Vladimir Spidla, has warned him that foreign policy is exclusively the domain of the government, not the president. Not so, says Mr Klaus's spokesman, Tomas Klvana. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/havel_klaus_podekovani.jpg?timestamp=1590259631 https://english.radio.cz/honeymoon-over-klaus-and-government-row-breaks-out-over-eu-8073050 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9