Government to invest millions in Schengen changeover

The Czech government has announced that it will be spending 187 million Czech crowns or 9 million US dollars on improving police radio communication systems as part of the country's preparations for entering the Schengen area. The Czech Republic will be joining the so-called Schengen zone on 1 January 2008, a move which will result in the lifting of the country's border controls with other EU member states.