Tsjechisch voorzitterschap wenst Václav Havel beterschap (en)
Met dank overgenomen van Tsjechisch voorzitterschap Europese Unie 1e helft 2009, gepubliceerd op woensdag 14 januari 2009.
In his speech delivered in the European Parliament, M. Topolánek informed Members of the EP about the state of health of former Czech President Václav Havel. The MEPs joined in to wish Havel a speedy recovery.
The Czech Prime Minister informed his European colleagues about the state of health of former Czech President Václav Havel. ‘Václav Havel is a man who symbolises the fall of the Iron Curtain. On behalf of all of us, I would like to wish him to recover soon’, said the Prime Minister. The Hemicycle of the European Parliament then burst into applause to express their sympathy for Václav Havel.