Commentariat: Everyone’s a winner
PM Mirek Topolánek announced radar talks are all but complete, following his Wednesday meeting with US President George W. Bush. An agreement could be reached before Bush’s term ends to station the planned US anit-missile radar on Czech soil, according to Topolánek. The PM’s words triggered few strong reactions from commentators this week. Everyone still seems to be wrapped up in the US visa waiver kerfuffle, now that the European Commission is threatening to sue the Czech Republic for its bilateral visa negotiations with the US. Pundits remain at odds over whether or not the recently signed memorandum on abolishing visas was a reward for the Czech cabinet’s positive radar stance. They do agree, however, that Topolánek’s Washington visit wasContinue Reading