Deputy foreign minister: proposed increase of MEPs a sensitive issue

Czech Deputy European Affairs Minister Marek Mora told the lower house’s EU committee on Thursday that a Spanish proposal to increase the number of MEPs will be a sensitive issue for the Czech Republic at the upcoming EU summit in Brussels. Mr Mora told MPs that bringing up questions of EU primary law just days after the Lisbon treaty entered into force was “very politically sensitive”, but he did not hint what the Czech position would be.

European Affairs Minister Juraj Chmiel told the committee that the Czech Republic would support an agreement on the reduction of greenhouse gasses emissions that was just and binding for all.