Czech Parliament works out EU presidency timetable

The upper and lower houses of the Czech Parliament have coordinated their timetables for the duration of the Czech EU presidency, it was announced on Tuesday. Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr Vondra, head of the lower house Miloslav Vlček and head of the Senate Přemysl Sobotka told journalists that a special timetable had been agreed for the six months that the Czech Republic would be leading the EU. Mr Vondra said that the cabinet would always meet on Mondays when parliament reconvened in the new year. Head of the Senate Přemysl Sobotka said that individual ministers would organize events as part of the Czech EU presidency, which the Senate would then run.