Czech minister says agreement should help EU states take in Guantanamo prisoners, though Czech Republic not planning to accept any

Czech Interior Minister Martin Pecina, representing the Czech presidency of the European Union, said an agreement reached on Thursday on information-sharing would allow EU states to accept up to “several dozen” detainees from America’s Guantanamo Bay prison. Mr Pecina said, however, that the Czech Republic did not plan to accept any. The EU’s decision to share information on former detainees should help US President Barack Obama to close the much-criticised prison.