CeskéNoviny reports from Luxembourg:
Czechs support Polish plan of EU voting rights' re-weighting
The Czech Republic continues to support the Polish demand for an overhaul of the EU voting rights, Czech Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr Vondra told journalists.
Vondra said EU foreign ministers succeeded on Sunday in solving several problems that remained open ahead the EU summit, opening on Thursday.
He added that three main issue have remained unresolved: the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the superiority of EU law, and the division of powers between the EU and its member states.
Germany that is now presiding the EU originally defined six discussion topics for the summit: EU symbols (flag, anthem), the superiority of EU law, the Charter of Fundamental Rights, EU foreign policy, the division of powers between the EU and member states, and the role of national parliaments.
Vondra said he expected the summit to last longer than two days as planned.
He said there were other proposals that might change the final text of the EU treaty, such as the Dutch call for more powers for national parliaments, which the Czech government supports.
He said he believed a compromise would be reached on the controversial issues.
If the EU does not find agreement, no other alternative exists according to him. "There is no B plan," Vondra said.
The Czech Republic is the only EU country openly supporting the Polish demand for re-weighting the EU voting rights.
Poland stated it would not accept the new treaty unless its demand was included. Vondra said the Czech position on the issue was not so strict.
Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek said after meeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday that his country would veto only efforts to revive the old constitution or possible attempts by individual states to negotiate exclusive exceptions from the new rules for themselves.Old Europe never dreamed that New Europe would reject their domination.
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