He said the government does not have any idea and priorities for EU presidency.Unlike it, Spain that will be EU president in the first half of 2010, already holds a public discussion on its priorities.Zaoralek also criticised the government for not having set any date for the adoption of the euro.He said the current firm crown is not a guarantee of stability in case of the small Czech republic because the situation can quickly change."Pressure for the adoption of the single European currency must Czechs reiterate support for Georgia's territorial integrity ...
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The CSSD will support it," Zaoralek said.He said the Czech republic should take the opportunity offered by EU presidency and take the initiative in forming European politics.Zaoralek said the developments in Georgia are also an opportunity.He said, however, he disagrees with Georgia's possible admission to NATO that the senior ruling Civic Democrats (ODS) are pushing for.Zaoralek said Georgia lacks the values that NATO promotes. It declared martial law a year ago, the elections in the country were manipulated, the opposition is being silenced.The same applies to Albania whose NATO membership is also being talked about, Zaoralek said.He said if the European Union gives up its position in world politics, it will be sidelined, and the consensus of great powers - the United States, Russia and China, not the lame institutions of the EU and NATO will be decisive in the world.
(Ceske Noviny)
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