Czech government gives money to region around planned U.S. base

The government on Monday earmarked development funds for towns and villages located in the vicinity of a planned US radar base. The municipalities in the Brdy region are set to receive a total of 1.25 billion crowns (approximately 70 million US dollars), which is three times less than they had asked for. The money is mainly to be invested into the development of local infrastructure, and the funds will be made available even if plans to build a US radar in the region fall through.