Nečas betrays his own government's ideals

The No of Czech Prime Minister Petr Nečas to the EU fiscal compact is paradoxical according to the liberal daily Mladá fronta Dnes, because the government is pursuing essentially the same goals as the agreement: "The spirit and words of the fiscal compact speak against Nečas' decision. The agreement deprives no one of their sovereignty; it simply introduces automatic sanctions for major budget deficits. This is precisely what we want. ... But Nečas must take into account the strong eurosceptic wing of the Civic Democrats (ODS), whose king and spokesman is President Václav Klaus. He knows how to exploit his powers to the max. ... Nečas knows that the advantages of the pact outweigh the disadvantages, but it will be difficult to convince his party colleagues of this. He doesn't even want to try. But he must if he intends to act responsibly here."

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