President Klaus, addressing a formal sitting of the House in Brussels in his role as head of state of the country holding the EU's six-month rotating presidency, chose to speak on what he called "issues of extraordinary importance for the further development of the European integration project".
Ievadot prezidenta uzrunu, Parlamenta priekšsēdētājs Hans-Gerts Poterings raksturoja Čehiju kā valsti, kas vēsturiski atradusies Eiropas politisko ideju krustpunktā un atzīmēja Lisabonas līguma ratifikāciju vakar, 18. februārī, Čehijas Parlamenta apakšpalātā.