EU ‘in God's hands'

The Czech government crisis has made things uncertain in the EU, according to the Chairman of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament Martin Schultz. Here the Czech Caretaker Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek (left) is seen with the European Parliament president German Hans-Gert Pottering and the European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso in an archive photo after a speech to the European Parliament in January.
The Czech government crisis has made things uncertain in the EU, according to the Chairman of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament Martin Schultz. Here the Czech Caretaker Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek (left) is seen with the European Parliament president German Hans-Gert Pottering and the European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso in an archive photo after a speech to the European Parliament in January.
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The following Q&A is with Martin Schulz, 52, who has been chairman of the Socialist group in the European Parliament since 2004. The German politician, from the Social Democratic Party, is a member of his party's Federal Executive Committee, where he is in charge of foreign policy. Mr. Schulz, does the EU currently lack leadership?

Schulz: No. Definitely not. President Topolanek is in office, even if its just in a caretaker role. He can continue his coordinating role as head of the European Council. The EU's ability to function hasn't been impaired. Topolanek himself of course has less room to maneuver. But, he hadn't exactly been the strongest council president to date anyway.

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