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Mr Vondra (l) and foreign minister Schwarzenberg (r) at a previous presidency event. The foreign minister expects no part in the caretaker cabinet (Photo: eu2009.cz)

Wobbly Czech presidency prepares for EU-US summit

US President Barack Obama's European peregrination will see him stop in Prague this weekend to talk with EU leaders on Afghanistan and climate change. But the visit comes at an embarrassing time for the Czech EU presidency.

The US leader will on Sunday (5 April) morning show off his rhetorical gift in a speech on foreign policy in a public square next to Prague Castle, with weathermen predicting warm sunshine.

The White House is keen to repair relations with Russia. But audiences...

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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 Vondra (l) and foreign minister Schwarzenberg (r) at a previous presidency event. The foreign minister expects no part in the caretaker cabinet (Photo: eu2009.cz)

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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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