July 9, 2008: Premier´s Tour of Government Ministries

10. 7. 2008 10:48

Premier Mirek Topolánek has decided to evaluate the work of his Government Ministers. By the end of July he’s planning to visit personally 11 Ministries to get acquainted with the way they are meeting the Government’s Policy Statement. The Premier´s first visit starts tomorrow at the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Interior Ministry.

“I´ll be talking with the Ministers, their deputies, eventually other employees and staff on what they have managed to do, which particular projects and in what phase they are today, and to what extent they have been enforced, whether they are of executive or legislative nature. We will also discuss what remains to be done, what are the problems in meeting this Government’s priorities – i.e. pruning the agenda, cutting down on bureaucracy, reducing the number of employees, solving various types of contributory organizations,“ Premier Topolánek comments on the forthcoming visits. In the Premier´s words, most of the projects in the Government’sPolicy Statement have been either launched or finished. The remaining tasks that have not yet been elaborated are scheduled for the second half of the Government’s term of office.

“Generally speaking, I am personally satisfied because we have fulfilled what we wanted to do this year. What remains to be done are a few legal regulations or legislative adjustments we would like to put through the House of Deputies and the Senate,“ adds the Premier. First Visits to Ministers Říman and Langer. At 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 10, 2008, the Premier will visit the Ministry of Industry and Trade, a press conference is planned for 10:00 a.m. to be attended by Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek and Minister Martin Říman. Another visit will be to the Interior Ministry, beginning at 10:45 a.m., a press conference with Interior Minister Ivan Langer will be held at 11:45 a.m. By the end of July, Premier Topolánek will have visited the Ministries of Education, Labour, and Transportation (July 14), and the Ministry of Finance (July 15). He will also meet the Minister for European Affairs and the Foreign Minister (July 21), and also visit the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry for Regional Development (July 22), and the Environment Ministry (July 23). The Premier will visit the remaining Ministries (Defence, Health, Justice and Culture) after the Government holiday.*

* Schedule of the Visits by Premier M. Topolánek to the Individual Ministries

10. 7., Thur. Ministry of Industry and Trade (M. Říman)

Visit starts at9:00 a.m.

PRESS CONFERENCE – 10:00 a.m.

Interior Ministry (I. Langer)

Visit starts at 10:45 a.m.

PRESS CONFERENCE – 11:45 a.m.

14. 7., Mon. Ministry of Education, Youth and Physical Training (O. Liška)

Visit starts at10:30 a.m.

PRESS CONFERENCE – 11:30 a.m.

Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (P. Nečas)

Visit starts at12:15 p.m.

PRESS CONFERENCE – 1:15 p.m.

Ministry of Transportation (A. Řebíček)

Visit starts at2:00 p.m.

PRESS CONFERENCE – 3:00 p.m.

15. 7., Tue. Ministry of Finance (M. Kalousek)

Visit starts at 12:00

PRESS CONFERENCE – 1:00 p.m.

21. 7., Mon. Minister for European Affairs (A. Vondra)

Visit starts at 8:00 a.m.

PRESS CONFERENCE – 9:00 a.m.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (K. Schwarzenberg)

Visit starts at10:00 a.m.

PRESS CONFERENCE – 11:00 a.m.

22. 7., Tue. Ministry of Agriculture (P. Gandalovi?)

Visit starts at8:00 a.m.

PRESS CONFERENCE – 9:00 a.m.

Ministry for Regional Development (J. Čunek)

Visit starts at 10:00 a.m.

PRESS CONFERENCE – 11:00 a.m.

23. 7., Wed. Environment Ministry (M. Bursík)

Visit starts at 2:15 p.m.

PRESS CONFERENCE – 3:15 p.m.

July 9, 2008: Premier´s Tour of Government Ministries

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