Euroscepticism in the Czech Republic

In a week's time, the Czechs will elect a new parliament. Belgian political scientist Jean-Michel De Waele talks to Radek Honzak about Brussels' reaction in the event of a victory by the conservative opposition, the ODS (Civic Democratic Party): "It 's very difficult to tell what the ODS's position is on Europe. Outside the Czech Republic, the ODS is simply seen as the party led by Vaclav Klaus, who has a reputation for being a Eurosceptic. The same label would automatically be applied to a government led by the ODS. It would be a problem for the EU if the Czechs vote for an anti-European party just two years after joining the EU. But a similar trend can be observed across Central and Eastern Europe, with the exception perhaps of Hungary. The Union must reflect on why this is happening. It must also accept part of the blame for this trend."

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