As of today, the Czech President Václav Klaus takes control of the largely symbolic but quite high profile office of President of the EU. Given his stridently pro-free market and highly Euro-sceptic utterances in the past, the sense of dread in Brussels is palpable. He is a brusquely outspoken man and I cannot wait to see how he uses the bully pulpit that the EU Presidency provides.
Happy New Year indeed!
They’ll just ignore him.
Like they usually do.
Er, and the rest of us too….
I am certainly interested in how the EU press will react. They’ve been hostile until now; will they turn hysterical? I certainly hope so!
I hope so too!