Czech Government Meeting

The agenda of Wednesday’s Government meeting includes, among other issues, the following items: Report on the Implementation of the State Budget of the Czech Republic for the First Half of 2007, Draft Amendment of Act No. 250/2000 Coll., on budgetary rules for local budgets, National Strategy for Financial Training, Final Recommendations of the Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - a monitoring body of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, and the Government´s Task No. 140: Concentrate on building an efficient model for economic diplomacy as one of the key instruments of Czech foreign policy. Within this framework the Czech Government is expected to delineate and streamline powers in the field of marketing and presentation of the Czech Republic, in promoting its exports, investments and tourism.

The complete agenda of the Government meeting may be found at this Internet address: http://www.vlada.cz in the link called Programy jednání vlády.

The meeting will be held in the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic, nábřeží Edvarda Beneše 4, Prague 1.

8.55 a.m. – photo opportunity

Journalists are requested to arrive at least 15 minutes before the event.

A press conference will be held after the meeting of the Czech Government.

Press Department of the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic