Speaking in Luxemburg ahead of this week’s EU summit, where the future
leadership of EU institutions is expected to be discussed, Czech Minister
of Foreign Affairs Tomáš Petříček told journalists that the Visegrad
Four wants its candidate to secure a key position.
While stating that the list of candidates is extensive and that no
discussions on this topic have yet been held, he did remind journalists of
Slovak candidate Maroš Šefčovič, whom he believes to be a strong
candidate for one of the high positions, particularly when it comes to
foreign policy. The Visegrad Four is political alliance within the EU made
up of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.