Czech Republic lacking solidarity on euro bailout

The Czech government remains hesitant about whether to go along with the decisions taken recently at the EU summit on the euro bailout. In doing so it is repeating the mistakes of the past and behaving opportunistically and without principles, writes the left-leaning daily Právo: "The attitude of Prime Minister Petr Nečas in Brussels was a continuation of the opportunistic stance of Czech political circles not only in regard to the EU but also concerning the world in general. Whereas intense discussions were carried out before the summit in other countries, things were silent here at home. And if it has happened in the past that a Czech politician has hit the bull's eye with his criticism of the EU, it wasn't in proposing a solution but by gloating 'that's what we've been saying all along'. ... How can we take hundreds of billions from the EU but then refuse to show solidarity when we're asked for help?"

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