German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who will visit Prague on Friday, will probably learn from Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek (Civic Democrats, ODS) and President Vaclav Klaus that they are against the European constitution in its current wording. Germany that holds the six-month EU rotating presidency has set it its goal to negotiate the future of the document after it was rejected by two EU countries - France and the Netherlands - in referendums last year. Germany wants to draft a timetable of the ratification of the current EU constitution that is to become the European Union fundamental document.
However, Klaus has not welcomed its efforts. "Let´s be cautious regarding the German presidency efforts to re-open the discussion on the European constitution," he said in his New Year´s Day speech.
Note EU-Digest: the EU will never be able to function properly without a constitution. Every member should do a far better job at communicating to its citizens how they have benefited from 50 years of European cooperation, and how a truly united European Union, which speaks with one voice and follows common rules is the only guarantee for a secure and prosperous future for each individual member state."
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