EMM News Explorer: Karel Schwarzenberg

[-said]: This way of approaching the issue really harms us,

ceskenoviny 31-JAN-12

[-said]: This is clear to everybody, while our position is absolutely unclear to all,

ceskenoviny 31-JAN-12

[-said]: This is one of the domestic political reasons, which is the worst of all,

ceskenoviny 31-JAN-12

[-told]: Nonetheless, I say, the Holy Spirit may yet illuminate the prime minister and the rest of the [Czech delegation] and they may finally understand,

ceskenoviny 31-JAN-12

[-said]: Regard was taken of the national socialist wing in [Necas´s senior ruling] ODS, whereby state interests were harmed,

ceskenoviny 31-JAN-12

[ said]: I remain a categorical opponent of a referendum in this area. What we promised in the accession treaty should not be challenged by us in a referendum. This would lead to our losing the position of a serious partner,

praguemonitor 20-JAN-12

[-told]: I won't be a part of a government that would be leading the Czech Republic aside the main stream of European integration,

praguemonitor 13-JAN-12

[-said]: It is obvious from the conversation that the Interior Ministry has decided to grant the asylum,

PraguePost 12-JAN-12

[-said]: We must free ourselves from narrow-minded Europe. We need common foreign policy, common security policy, common energy policy. However, we don't need common financial policy,

praguemonitor 09-JAN-12

[-warned]: I'm opposed to double-speed Europe. Everyone who has ever driven along a motorway knows that the slow lane leads towards an exit,

praguemonitor 09-JAN-12

[-said]: One should not set oneself as an example to follow. A rich uncle who helped you and is demonstratively making it clear to you, gets on one's nerves a lot,

praguemonitor 09-JAN-12

[-told]: During a break in the government meeting (on Wednesday) I asked the interior minister whether this was true ... and he said yes,

kyivpost 06-JAN-12

[-said]: We have administrators everywhere, but no creators. They are often excellent administrators. Emperor Franz Joseph was an example, he probably exercised the best administration. The whole monarchy was flourishing. But he lacked a vision for dealing with problems. Now, too, a vision has long been missing - whether on the part of Social Democrats, or conservatives,

praguemonitor 06-JAN-12

[-said]: One should never place instrument above goal - the goal is unification of Europe. The euro is a mere instrument, even though an important one. It has generated progress, but it is not the ultimate goal and content of the EU,

praguemonitor 06-JAN-12

[-said]: My chances in the presidential elections are small simply because every government at the time of economic crisis is strongly losing popularity,

praguemonitor 06-JAN-12

[ said]: Many ridiculed Havel for his words about truth and love,

IHT 23-DEC-11

[ said]: Yet it is the essence of the human struggle. And we must never give up that struggle,

IHT 23-DEC-11

[ said]: He was the most famous Czech, respected all over the world. Unfortunately, he was more welcome and respected abroad than at home,

praguemonitor 19-DEC-11

[-said]: Putin, heel! Go to bed!

ceskenoviny 16-DEC-11

[-said]: unfortunate.

PraguePost 16-DEC-11

[-said]: I am convinced the prime minister is aware of the enormous responsibility he now bears for the future of the Czech Republic, and he knows the Czech Republic must not and cannot be isolated in Europe,

PraguePost 15-DEC-11

[-pointed out]: The Czech Republic must not and cannot be isolated in Europe. This would be a very steep path going down,

praguemonitor 13-DEC-11

[-pointed out]: I am convinced that the prime minister is aware of the enormous responsibility that he now bears for the future of the Czech Republic, and he knows that the Czech Republic must not and cannot be isolated in Europe. This would be a very steep path going down,

praguemonitor 12-DEC-11

[-said]: It is really high time for the EU to set clear democratic rules for the adoption of all decision,

praguemonitor 12-DEC-11

[-pointed out]: I am convinced the prime minister is aware of the enormous responsibility he now bears for the future of the Czech Republic, and he knows the Czech Republic must not and cannot be isolated in Europe. This would be a very steep path going down,

PraguePost 12-DEC-11

[-said]: a friendly private meeting,

ceskenoviny 11-DEC-11

[-said]: This is naturally regrettable as we hoped that the times when force was used to influence elections are over,

praguemonitor 09-DEC-11

[-said]: Either someone is a member of a grouping, pays fees, participates in general meetings and is a normal member, irrespective of whether it is a local football club or NATO, and then has the right to vote. Or he is not a member and then, unfortunately, he cannot determine the fate of the grouping,

ceskenoviny 08-DEC-11

[-said]: It is unfortunate since we hoped that the times when power was used to influence elections are over,

PraguePost 08-DEC-11

[-said]: Russia has the idea that it is a great power that can determine our policy without otherwise falling into line with the NATO rules,

ceskenoviny 08-DEC-11

[-said]: However, some Russian circles still look at it from the position of the past,

ceskenoviny 07-DEC-11

[-said]: We will not let anyone dictate to use what our alliance should be. Giving any conditions to us is impossible,

ceskenoviny 07-DEC-11

[-said]: Anti-missile defence is really needed. I think the Russian view is from the Cold War era and is really wrong,

ceskenoviny 07-DEC-11

[-said]: He has proved himself and I deeply respect him, since he has started fighting the dubious practices pursued [by some] in the City Assembly and the City Council. He has fallen out with godfathers [influential businessmen who push through their interests via political parties], therefore he is a good mayor and we will support him,

ceskenoviny 28-NOV-11

[-said]: He has proved himself and I esteem him very much because he really started fighting the wrongs that were at the town hall. He has fallen out with the Godfathers, therefore he is the right mayor and we will support him,

praguemonitor 25-NOV-11

[-said]: We know that some of the laws are very uncomfortable. They are necessary like a bitter medicine yet they are unplesant,

praguemonitor 08-NOV-11

[-said]: In this situation it is naturally necessary for us, too, to try hard to contribute to a stabilisation, as we share the same boat with Europe,

praguemonitor 04-NOV-11

[-said]: We are trying to get them out of it,

PraguePost 27-OCT-11

[-said]: Zambia has no government,

PraguePost 27-OCT-11

[-told]: We haven´t solved it well,

ceskenoviny 27-OCT-11

[-said]: The fighting will probably end and I hope that the country will get stable and elect a responsible government in a democratic way,

ceskenoviny 27-OCT-11

[-told]: Thank you cordially for your confidence,

praguemonitor 24-OCT-11

[-said]: In future, Prague Castle should be a place that all Europe views as a bright spot in the European landscape, a place where personalities with outstanding intellect meet, invited by the president,

praguemonitor 24-OCT-11

[-said]: No, we aren't unreliable rabble who only enters [the EU] to grab money and who disappears as soon as troubles arise. This is a crucial dispute on the Czech political scene,

praguemonitor 24-OCT-11

[-said]: You cannot enter society as a decent man and say we will show solidarity only as long as it brings profit to us. If you [the EU] face troubles, we will turn away and spit at you. I think this is no correct policy,

praguemonitor 24-OCT-11

[-said]: president,

praguemonitor 24-OCT-11

[-said]: I can only say that we (TOP 09) have never been financed by ČEZ,

aktualne 29-SEP-11

[-said]: The Roman case is tremendous and will have immense effects. It is a public secret in this country that Mr Roman and ČEZ were financing political parties, only TOP 09 did not receive anything from him,

aktualne 29-SEP-11

[-said]: or a sort of new central European language, but this does not mean that German is losing its importance for us,

praguemonitor 29-SEP-11

[-added]: I'd like to emphasise that it is really up to Egypt's decision. No one likes things being forced on him by others,

praguemonitor 09-SEP-11

[-said]: We welcome this initiative,

kyivpost 08-SEP-11

[-added]: The concept has been approved by the government and we will stick to it,

praguemonitor 05-SEP-11

[-said]: The foreign policy is defined by the Czech government and formulated and represented by the foreign minister. It is my task and nobody else's,

praguemonitor 05-SEP-11

[said:]: fascist-leaning

praguemonitor 05-SEP-11

[-told]: We consider the prime minister's procedure a serious breach of trust of the coalition partners. The latest version of this change to the government's order of procedure was submitted at nine o'clock Wednesday morning when the government meeting started, therefore there was no opportunity at all to deal with it, which is serious,

praguemonitor 01-SEP-11

[-said]: To put it simply, it was as assault action Wednesday,

praguemonitor 01-SEP-11

[-said]: the incessant effort to transfer powers from the Foreign Ministry to the Government Office.

praguemonitor 01-SEP-11

[-said]: We look terribly like in the Niva,

praguemonitor 30-AUG-11

[-said]: It (the government) emits strange sounds and from outside it looks as if we were only fighting all the time. In fact, it is very industrious and many things have been done,

praguemonitor 30-AUG-11

[-said]: I would compare our government to something that some of us know from the past times. It was the Russian off-roader Lada Niva which I myself used quite often. It looked appalling, it was terrible to sit in it, yet it managed any path and took you anywhere you wanted, into the mountains, across swamps,

praguemonitor 30-AUG-11

[-told]: I am grateful to Minister Dobes for his accommodating approach,

praguemonitor 30-AUG-11

[-said]: He (Dobes) has understood that this is not a fight against him but a principled stance of a man who experienced the (wartime) Protectorate (of Bohemia and Moravia) as a child,

praguemonitor 30-AUG-11

[-said]: The recent events only confirmed the rising political weight of the National Transitional Council which since then became the only real legitimate political representative of the Libyan people,

ceskenoviny 29-AUG-11

[-said]: For me, the question of human rights protection and timely fight against fascist tendencies is the key question of my political life. It is no superficial summer storm during the silly season,

ceskenoviny 29-AUG-11

[replied:]: there was the condition that the rebels should dominate the whole country.

praguemonitor 25-AUG-11

[-said]: In Syria, the situation is much more complicated. Before deciding on any intervention, we should first make a thorough analysis in the NATO Council and discuss all the circumstances and repercussions,

praguemonitor 25-AUG-11

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