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Mr Semeshko at a recent ceremony in Minsk: bloggers made fun of his oversize clothes (Photo: Charter97.org)

Big names to stay away from Prague summit

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Spain's Jose Luis Zapatero will not attend the Czech EU presidency's "Eastern Partnership" summit on 7 May, with French President Nicolas Sarkozy also expected to stay away.

London and Madrid on Monday (4 May) confirmed that the two countries will instead send foreign ministers. Mr Brown is "firmly committed" to the project despite his absence, the British embassy to the EU told EUobserver, while Mr Zapatero is too busy with a special meeting on u...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Mr Semeshko at a recent ceremony in Minsk: bloggers made fun of his oversize clothes (Photo: Charter97.org)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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