President Barroso congratulates Czech Prime Minister Sobotka on his appointment

European Commission

MEMO

Brussels, 29 January 2014

President Barroso congratulates Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka on his appointment

Today, the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, sent a message of congratulations to Mr Bohuslav Sobotka, who was appointed Prime Minister of the Czech Republic.

"Dear Prime Minister,

On behalf of the European Commission and myself, I have the pleasure to convey to you our warmest congratulations on the occasion of your appointment as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic and of the nomination of your cabinet of ministers.

This appointment comes at an important time for the Czech Republic and for Europe more generally. I am confident that you will make a valuable contribution to our joint efforts to successfully move forward with our common European project.

I wish you and your ministers every success in the important tasks which lie ahead of you and look forward to our cooperation.

José Manuel Barroso"