He highlighted the approval of the Lisbon Treaty, by a large majority, in the Lower House of the Czech Parliament earlier this week and he also praised Mr Klaus as an "advocate of a free, effective market economy".
Hanss-Gerts Poterings atbildot pauda, ka prezidenta uzruna ir „Eiropas daudzveidības izpausme,” un atzīmēja, ka „pagātnē un pagātnes parlamentā šāda runa droši vien nebūtu iespējama”.