Some European Union presidencies fade quickly from the memory. It is safe to say the Czech Republic’s presidency, ending on June 30, will not be forgotten for quite some time.

One thinks of the art display erected in January at the EU’s headquarters when the Czechs began their six months in charge: Bulgaria was portrayed as a lavatory, France as a country permanently on strike, Germany as a swastika-shaped autobahn network and Romania as a Dracula theme park.