Nečas offers Merkel public discussion on Temelín

Prime Minister Petr Nečas has offered German Chancellor Angela Merkel a public debate on the completion of the Temelín nuclear power plant in south Bohemia. Czech Radio reported that the prime minister had written Chancellor Merkel a letter saying that Czech-German relations and cooperation in the energy sector and beyond would be strengthened by a unified approach to the issue. Mr Nečas is to meet with Bavarian Minister-President Horst Seehofer on Wednesday evening and will discuss how to make the sensitive issue of Temelín as transparent as possible.