Central European presidents meeting in Prague to debate transport infrastructure

A two-day summit of central European presidents has called for the establishment of a European investment fund in support of large infrastructure projects. The Prague summit, which has brought together the heads of state of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Austria and Slovenia aims to spur debate on the development of transport infrastructure in central Europe and to devise a joint strategy for negotiations with the EU on the construction of new logistics networks after 2020. The visiting presidents will also attend the opening of an exhibition on the Danube-Odra-Elbe channel project which Czech President Miloš Zeman has long promoted. Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka is scheduled to meet with Austrian President Heinz Fischer on the side-lines of the summit.

Author: Jan Richter