Czech PM Mirek Topolanek used an EU leaders' dinner on Thursday (14 December) to accuse some western EU states of trying to sabotage Prague's bid to host a new satellite centre by casting "vague" doubt on its security credentials.
"Some member states have...started to ask for new and rather vague criteria of a security manner to be applied," he said, with the UK, Germany, France, the Netherlands and Italy also officially in the running to host the headquarters of the EU's new satellite...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.