Only seven ministers turn up for meeting held as part of Czech EU presidency

Only seven of the European Union’s regional development ministers turned up for an informal meeting being held in Mariánské Lázně as part of the Czech presidency of the 27-member bloc. The event’s host, Czech Regional Development Minister Cyril Svoboda, said one reason for the poor attendance was the fact everybody in Europe knows that the Czech government is in resignation. The two-day gathering is set to conclude on Friday afternoon.