Czech Republic to receive 800 million for the countryside

The Czech Republic may receive 800 million crowns from the EU to cushion the impact of the economic crisis on the countryside, Agriculture Minister Petr Gandalovič said on Monday. The funds, part of an EU recovery plan, are intended to make broadband internet accessible in the countryside, and to address new challenges including biodiversity, water resources management and renewable sources of energy. Mr Gandalovič said that some of the funds could be also used to address the problems facing the country’s milk producers.