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The Czech Republic is to take over the EU presidency in January (Photo: CTK)

Czech President tussles with Danny the Red on Lisbon

A meeting between Czech President Vaclav Klaus and a top-level delegation of MEPs descended into verbal fisticuffs on Friday (5 December) after the co-leader of the Greens in the parliament attacked Mr Klaus for his opposition to the Lisbon treaty and his relations with Irish No campaigner Declan Ganley.

"I don't care about your opinions on [the Lisbon treaty]. I want to know what you will do if both the Czech Chamber of Deputies and the Senate approve it," Green MEP Daniel Cohn-Bendit ...

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The Czech Republic is to take over the EU presidency in January (Photo: CTK)

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