According to the paper, 35 ministry officials who took part in an allegedly working meeting only worked five hours during the entire stay in the hotel and spent the rest of the time by playing games and relaxing. Three-quarters of the costs of their stay were covered from the European social fund and the rest from the state money, the paper writes. Labour and Social Affairs Minister Petr Necas intends to look into whether the ministry spent the money effectively, the daily writes. According to ministry spokesman Jiri Sezemsky, Necas did not know about the event. MfD writes that the ministry Olympics: China boycott ruled out ...
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Czech government to inform citizens on EU in new way ... officials' stay in a luxury hotel in Vysocina, south Moravia, that is considered one of the most expensive hotels in the area, cost 392,000 crowns, without VAT.
However, only five hours out of the three-day programme were marked as a "working meeting." Otherwise, it was a relaxation stay, the paper says. Most rich companies organise similar events for their employees that they believe should serve to bring employees together. However, the Labour Ministry is not a private company and its officials' stay was paid for by Czech and European taxpayers, MfD writes. Sezemsky told the paper that the ministry was planning to organise one more similar event this year. According to him, the accommodation is ensured by the firm that organises the stay and it is this firm and not the ministry that chooses a hotel. ($1=15.880 Czech crowns)
(Ceske Noviny)
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