Meeting of EU ministers not to be held in Ostrava

The meeting of the EU education and industry ministers in May 2009 within the Czech EU presidency will probably not be held in Ostrava as it was originally planned, Czech deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Alexander Vondra said. The informal meeting of the ministers from the 27 EU states is likely to move in Prague. The north Moravian town of Ostrava is allegedly not able to provide suitable conditions for such an event. The Czech Republic will preside the EU as of January 1, 2009.