Czech president Vaclav Klaus has praised the German EU presidency for having a new attitude for dealing with the disputed EU constitution, shifting from pressure on deadlines to a debate about content, with Berlin issuing a hit list of 12 controversial treaty elements to clarify national positions.
Speaking to Czech journalists after a three-hour discussion with chancellor Angela Merkel and German ex-president Roman Herzog at Mesenberg castle near Berlin on Tuesday (17 April), Mr Klaus...
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