EU presidency programme ready for approval

The final shape of the Czech EU presidency programme will be approved at a meeting of the government’s planning committee on December 22, Czech Deputy-Prime Minister for European Affairs Alexandr Vondra informed senators on Wednesday. Mr. Vondra said the government would present the programme under the slogan "Europe without Barriers," which is the motto of the Czech EU presidency. Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek will present the presidency programme to the European Parliament in the second week of January.