Comments on: Confusion Reigns in EU’s Response to Gaza War http://www.timneale.co.uk/2009/confusion-reigns-in-eu%e2%80%99s-response-to-gaza-war/ Tim Neale's Life Down the Rabbit Hole Fri, 26 Nov 2010 23:59:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kosmopolit http://www.timneale.co.uk/2009/confusion-reigns-in-eu%e2%80%99s-response-to-gaza-war/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Kosmopolit Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:42:53 +0000 http://www.euwatch.eu/?p=275#comment-140 I would not call the Czech Republic as a country "eurosceptic". Opinion polls are pro-EU and so is the Czech government. The only anti-EU guy is the President who constitutionally has very limited powers and it seems that the press often overlooks this fact and gives far too much importance to his statements. I am afraid that the coordination problem will not vanish with the Lisbon treaty. The permanent president is only the president of the European Council, 6 month rotating presidencies will remain in place for the Council of Ministers. Moreover, there seems to be consensus for scrapping the idea of a smaller commission. I would not call the Czech Republic as a country “eurosceptic”. Opinion polls are pro-EU and so is the Czech government. The only anti-EU guy is the President who constitutionally has very limited powers and it seems that the press often overlooks this fact and gives far too much importance to his statements.

I am afraid that the coordination problem will not vanish with the Lisbon treaty. The permanent president is only the president of the European Council, 6 month rotating presidencies will remain in place for the Council of Ministers. Moreover, there seems to be consensus for scrapping the idea of a smaller commission.

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