Scheduled Events

12. 1. 200914:19

January 12, 2009: Czech Government Meeting; Press Conference at 6:00 p.m.

The Czech Government meeting starting at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 12, 2009 will be preceded by a session of the Committee for the European Union. The members of the Government of the Czech Republic will then be discussing, among other issues, the following items:

- Bill on the basic register of inhabitants;

- Bill on the basic register of persons;

- Act on the basic register for territorial identification, addresses and real estate property;

- Bill on a lump sum replacing pension supplements and special pension supplements;

- Bill on a state bond programme to cover part of the anticipated budgetary deficit of the Czech Republic’s budget for 2009;

- proposal for the operation of the Czech Defence Ministry’s forces and equipment in foreign missions in 2009;

- Action plan for biomass for the Czech Republic for the years 2009-2011;

- timetable for the course of implementation of the Council Directive No. 91/271/EC, on municipal waste waters purification;

- review of the health insurance plans of the country’s health insurance companies for 2009;

- motion to amend the Government Resolution No. 85 from January 23, 2008 on the establishment of an Agency for social inclusion in Roma localities by extending the Agency’s pilot programme to cover the selected locality Litvínov.

Complete agenda is available at this Internet address: www.vlada.cz.

1:55 p.m. - photo opportunity

6:00 p.m. - press conference (exact time may be changed).

Journalists are requested to arrive at least 15 minutes before the event.

(Note: The new press room will be available to journalists throughout the Government meeting.)

Venue: Office of the Government of the Czech Republic, náb?eží Edvarda Beneše 4, Prague 1

Press Department of the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic

e-mail: tiskovy.odbor@vlada.cz

Tel: 22400 2795/2376/2860/2596