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...best of times, has refused to fly the E.U. flag over public buildings like Prague Castle, saying it reminds him of the days when his country was made to fly the Soviet flag. Outgoing E.U. president Nicolas Sarkozy of France called that stance an "outrage" and a "wound," while European Commission president José Manuel Barroso said anyone comparing the E.U. with the Soviet Union "doesn't understand what the Soviet Union was" and "does not understand what democracy is." (Read TIME's top 10 news stories...
...Brussels, officials wonder whether Klaus might bring the E.U. to a grinding halt - and if is there anything that can be done about it. The first half of 2009 features a busy E.U. agenda of summits and meetings, with European parliamentary elections in June...
...Hans Martens, chief executive of the European Policy Centre, says the new presidency will be a stark contrast to the French one, which boldly tackled big issues like the Russia-Georgia conflict, the economic crisis and the E.U.'s emissions-cutting policies. "We have just had a very active French presidency, and with Sarkozy, a showman in the driving seat," Martens says. "The Czech government will aim to drive the team forward, but Klaus won't take a low profile. He won't be able to resist temptation to be provocative and do symbolic things that annoy...
Passengers' Rights. Score another point for European travelers. The European Court of Justice recently ruled that airlines must compensate travelers when flights are canceled due to technical problems. Previously, airlines had claimed that technical problems were "extraordinary circumstances" for which passenger compensation was not warranted. But the court found that since airlines are responsible for routine maintenance of their planes, the extraordinary-circumstances rule doesn't apply. The European Union already has a pretty sweet Passenger Bill of Rights, which this ruling helps to strengthen...
...angry at the Lions. "In today's game, with free agency and everything else, don't tell me you can't win one game," says Wood, who was an assistant defensive coach for the Bucs in the '90s and recently coached in the NFL's now defunct European league. "Uh-uh. That's not acceptable...