prague czech president spokesman liken european union third reich adolf hitler thursday criticize bloc executive regulation food safety jiri ovcacek make comment cite case ingredient czech potato-based alcohol locally know rum label way due eu ban say term must reserve cane-based spirit eu food watchdog european food safety authority efsa rule ingredient call rum-ether discontinue replace gradually april 2018 ground contain material damage body cells ovcacek share article czech news website facebook page issue add comment empire decide tuzemak czech rum drink protectorate empire czech context often understand refer hitler third reich protectorate country call nazi regime world war two ask comment ovcacek say word warrant action eu damage reputation point absolute insensibility european commission ovcacek say ovcacek comment lead controversy outbursts prime minister bohuslav sobotka minister even czech media czech president milos zeman portray europhile fan federal eu also express pro-russian anti-immigration view build relations china contrast pro-western human rights-based style czech foreign policy establish late president vaclav havel czech president 's spokesman liken eu third reich outburst spirit ingredient