Coalition leaders reach agreement on reforms

Leaders of the governing centre-right coalition have come to an agreement on the package of reforms being presented to Parliament. Following a late night meeting on Tuesday, Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek of the Civic Democrats, Jiri Cunek of the Christian Democrats and Martin Bursik of the Greens said that they had reached a compromise on the main sticking points of the reform plan - taxes and medical fees. Under the proposal, taxes should decrease faster than originally planned - and everyone except the chronically ill should pay for healthcare.