A few days ago I received a mass mail, in addition to an article by German-Foreign-Policy.com entitled "Defenestration of Prague, numerology Four" contained (no author) and a call by online to encourage the Czech President Vaclav Klaus is the Lisbon Treaty not to sign.
[As I write this, it is quite possible that Klaus, as announced, Lisbon will sign after being agreed at EU level with the tschechischerseits demanded suspension of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.]
Unrestricted sign worth, I thought, for the Lisbon Treaty should be stopped simply because of the reintroduction of the death penalty ... but I made the "mistake" to read the offered GFP background article accurate and me detail with the motives of Mr. Klaus deal why he was at the signing of the Parliament of the Czech already ratified the document still graces.
My enthusiasm was dampened because I came to the conclusion that Klaus has some questionable motives, and he is at all a most dazzling, multi-faceted person. (He is also author the book "Blue Planet in Green Shackles") Despite this still under assessment ambivalence, it's nice to see one of the few European leaders who still such a thing as life experience outside of party politics, personality profile and a very significant debate has - a rare nascent counterpart to the species of the popular party professionals, who, since he came into puberty and the first pimple plagued him from a party event to another talking and before appropriateness is replete therein called only by the . Eurocrats to be outdone.
Eurocrats occur with preference in a pack. In this way, narrowed by many seats in large, soft EU standard seating, and waiting for her prince pensions in their courage Brussels lace forces minimize personal risk.
Hereinafter referred to as document the protocol of an attack (5.12.2008) by three EU Wadenbeißern on the surprised Czech President. Participants of "Hau den Klaus': Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Brian Crowley and Hans-Gert Poettering. The three had agreed that Cohn only grab from left, Crowley then yapping from the right and make Poettering as President of the European Parliament in between every now from above "Dong" should. (more ...)