Topolánek and Paroubek met over Czech EU presidency

Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek met with opposition Social Democrat leader Jiří Paroubek on Thursday to discuss their possible cooperation during the upcoming Czech EU presidency, the daily Právo reported on Friday. The meeting might bring about personnel changes in the lower house, the paper writes. Mr Paroubek confirmed that he had met with Mr Topolánek, adding that they had not reached any final agreement. Prime Minister Topolánek suggested earlier this week that the Social Democratic leader could replace Miroslav Vlček in the post of chairman of the lower house.