As the Czech Press Agency reports, Czech Prime Minister Milos Zeman might meet with Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel and EU Commissioner for Enlargement Günter Verheugen on Thursday to discuss the Melk agreement toward a safety assessment of CEZ’s Temelin nuclear power plant, which now seems to be a critical point for the closing of the Czech Republic’s energy chapter toward EU accession. The Czech Cabinet meets today to discuss a compromise agreement that was drafted by the Czech Foreign Ministry and that - if approved by the Cabinet - could be signed on Thursday.
The International Agency for Nuclear Energy said that almost all of the safety issues in Temelin have been addressed, save six, which are of minor importance, says the agency, and which will not have an impact on Temelin’s activation (Czech Press Agency).
Separately, the Czech Press Agency reports that CSOB owns 17.2% of CEZ shares on a client’s account.
(Jiri Soustruznik)