Greens discuss American radar, healthcare fees, at party meeting

Senior members of the Czech Green Party met in Prague on Sunday to discuss party policy. On the agenda were American proposals to build a missile-defence shield in the Czech Republic. The Greens are split on whether such a radar base should be built on Czech soil, and at Sunday’s meeting, the suggestion of having an in-party referendum on the matter was discussed. Also discussed at Sunday’s meeting were healthcare fees, introduced last month by the government coalition, of which the Green Party is a member. Some quarters in the Green Party want to reserve their opinions on healthcare fees until the government next discusses the topic, other Greens want the party leadership to pressurize the coalition into changing aspects of the system of healthcare fees immediately.

Author: Rosie Johnston