PM Topolanek criticises delay in Schengen enlargement

The Czech prime minister, Mirek Topolanek, has criticised the European Commission's recommendation that the opening of the Schengen zone to the new European Union ten be delayed for a year. The Commission says borders should be opened to the newest members in October 2008 or later - not October 2007 as originally planned. Speaking after a meeting with his Polish counterpart Jaroslaw Kaczynski at a conference in Helsinki, Mr Topolanek said the two leaders had agreed the "mistake" was completely on the part of the European Commission.