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Article: The political task of a handicapped presidency: the global economic crisis will without a doubt transform the political context of the Czech presidency.(THE CZECH EU PRESIDENCY)
- Article from:
- The New Presence: The Prague Journal of Central European Affairs
- Article date:
- January 1, 2009
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2009 Martin Jan Stransky. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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With the slogan "Europe without barriers," the Czech European Union presidency commenced on the first of January and will continue through the end of June 2009. This slogan and the agenda it carries were, however, born before the world economic crisis. Now, in its midst, the crisis will without a doubt transform the political context of the Czech presidency.
As the new leaders of the EU, it is likely that the Czechs will have to rely on improvisation as the daily array of new challenges crop up out of this present sickly state of international affairs. The question remains, how will the Czech Republic deal with these challenges?
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