TOP 09, a ruling-coalition party, demanded the country join the European Union’s fiscal compact this year, setting up a clash with PM Petr Nečas, who opposes the move. The three ruling parties are negotiating a new coalition pact after the administration lost its parliamentary majority last year when the smallest party splintered. The U.K. and the Czech Republic were the only EU members not to sign the fiscal treaty in March, which stiffened budget rules meant to stabilize the euro.
