Klaus noted during the luncheon that "he gives a sigh and suffers when he must sign some bills" and Necas, chairman of the senior ruling Civic Democrats (ODS), for his part, said he "suffers when he must vote for them," Honzejk recalls.
Nevertheless, he adds, it is Necas who will suffer more this year and Klaus will be the reason for his torment. He is namely to say during the last year of his presidency what he will do when his term in office expires in March 2013.
If Klaus established or directly supported a political party, it would become a direct rival of Necas´s ODS, Honzejk writes, adding that such a eurosceptical party might attract the 30 percent of voters who are allegedly against the Czech Republic´ EU membership, according to polls.
If the ODS sharpened its anti-EU rhetoric, it would not only harm the Czech Republic´s position in the Union but also put off pro-European liberals whom the government conservative TOP 09 would embrace, Honzejk points out.
Necas will face a difficult choice but only on condition that Klaus decides to return to active politics that "hurts more than the presidential role."
Since Klaus apparently does not mind suffering, he may be considering this idea. Next New Year luncheon of Necas and Klaus might be therefore held in the atmosphere of the cold war, Honzejk concludes in HN.
Both Czech President Vaclav Klaus and PM Petr Necas get the picture what should and must be done in the country but it is more difficult for them to say how, Karel Steigerwald writes in Mlada fronta Dnes (MfD) today, commenting on the traditional New Year luncheon of both supreme politicians.
It seems easier for everybody who is not in the government to find the right solution. However, it is not a specifically Czech problem but a problem of the whole Europe. This is why it will not help the Czech Republic if it managed to solve it alone, Steigerwald says.
Europe is one boat and if water is running in, the consequences are apparent everywhere.
Steigerwald recalls that Czechs wanted to Europe very much. Now they are in it and they even share Europe´s suffering.
He also writes that compared to the 20th century, the life in Europe is undoubtedly better. There is not threat of wars and extermination camps as a consequence of budget crises.
In addition, more people with the brain and open eyes live in Europe than in the past. But the process of postponing problems and keeping eyes shut to them has been applied to date, Steigerwald writes.
Changes for the better are almost invisible. Europe would face turbulences, there would be a smoke and thunder but no war. Not even hunger and poverty. Just luncheons, including the one at the Czech presidential summer residence in Lany, central Bohemia, will be more modest, Steigerwald writes.
It is a positive piece of news that the Czech state was capable of saving its citizens who got in trouble in Zambia where they unintentionally violated local laws and faced a trial and imprisonment on suspicion of espionage, Zbynek Petracek writes in Lidove noviny (LN) today.
Moreover, the state managed to carry out the rescue operation successfully and keep its details secret, he adds.
Zambia is neither an enemy of the Czech Republic nor a regime supporting terrorists, and this is why Czech authorities had to launch the actually illegal operation discreetly not to offend this African country, Petracek points out.
This case also proves the importance of having a diplomatic base even in such a country as Zambia. It should be remembered in the situation where Czech embassies are being abolished within austerity measures, Petracek writes in conclusion. Author: CTK
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