October 12, 2009, 9:22 CET
Hungarian PM lashes out at Czech president over EU treaty tactics
Czech President Vaclav Klaus's position on the Lisbon Treaty hinders Europe's recovery from the crisis, Hungarian Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai said in an interview printed in the Saturday issue of The Times.
Bajnai, who visited Britain on Friday, told the paper that Klaus's tactics were "completely counterproductive and hindering Europe's recovery" from the economic crisis.
"I am one of those European prime ministers, actually the majority of them, who are quite impatient about getting the Lisbon treaty on track. We are obviously doing everything to pursue it," he said.
After meeting his British counterpart Gordon Brown on Friday, Bajnai said they had agreed on the need to sweep aside uncertainty surrounding ratification of the Lisbon Treaty as soon as possible. They also agreed that the Czech Republic should endorse the treaty in the soonest possible time.
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hhhm the traitor Bajnai, said "I am one of those European prime ministers, actually the majority of them, who are quite impatient about getting the Lisbon treaty on track.
OFCOURSE he does! Selling his own country and it's people to the new 'sovjet state' called the EU.
Most people don't understand what the Lissabon treaty means to Hungary or any other country in the EU. The president of the Czech Republic does!!! Dictatorship of Brussel over us.
Wish Hungary had those kind of politicians....as Vaclav Klaus!!
Of course, it would be terrible if the EU could actually do anything about the Slovak Language Law, etc.