Brussels, 05/03/2007 (Agence Europe) - Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek (whose country, together with Poland and the United Kingdom, is among the most reticent when it comes to the Constitutional Treaty), said in Brussels on Monday that he does not plan to block the search for a solution to the constitutional problem. “We definitely do not intend to block anything”, he told reporters after a meeting with Commission President José Manuel Barroso. The leader of the Czech government, however, also stressed that, in his opinion, “quality is more important than time”. “We are quite reluctant to set deadlines”, Mr Topolanek went on to say, thus coming into line with Poland which has already said that 2009 should not necessarily be considered a final deadline for entry into force of the new treaty (see EUROPE 9372). Generally speaking, Mr Topolanek urged for a “reduced text” compared to the draft Constitution rejected by the French and Dutch. Mr Barroso called on the Czech prime minister to play a constructive role in the constitutional debate, warning against the risk of a “kind of fragmentation” of the EU should the 27 members not manage to reach an agreement on a common approach for resolving the institutional problem. (hb)