Government considers reducing number of ministries by three

In related news, the government coalition seems to be considering reducing the number of ministries by three. Sources from inside both the Civic Democrats and Public Affairs on Thursday told the Czech News Agency ČTK that the culture, environment and regional development ministries could be scrapped within the government’s cost cutting measures. Under this new plan, the Ministry of Culture could be merged with the Education Ministry, while the other two ministries would fall under the Ministry of Agriculture. Should the coalition go ahead with this step, each of the three coalition parties would loose one portfolio.