EU's "Little" Constitution: between Schweik and Kafka

Abstract

This article in its shorter version was published in EU Watch, issue 9, Dec 2007/Jan 2008 under the title of "The EU Constitution, Russia and a Common EU Energy Policy". Having studied Kafka for decades I admit that most probably Franz Kafka and "Schweik's" author Jaroslav Hašek never met or had any relations. These names here are combined only metaphorically due to their great compatriot, the greatest economist of our days - Professor Vaclav Klaus to whom I present this essay.