Czech foreign minister Cyril Svoboda is gathering support for special EU funds to compensate Denmark for trade and other economic damage caused by the muslim backlash against the Mohammed cartoons.
Mr Svoboda argues the EU should signal its strong loyalty to Copenhagen, as well as to the freedom of expression principle cherished in Europe.
The clash with the Islamic countries was sparked by illustrations of the prophet published in September in Danish daily Jyllands-Posten.
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