President Klaus vetoes bill aimed at banning Prague airport sale
President Václav Klaus has vetoed a parliamentary proposal aimed at banning the sale of Prague airport. He said that the move encroached on the government’s powers. The move to ban the sale of the airport on the grounds that it is a strategic asset for the whole of society was originally passed by the lower house at the start of this year. The move was mainly backed by the Social Democrats, Communists and Christian Democrats. The Senate opposed the proposal but was overruled in a second vote by the lower house. Social Democrat shadow finance minister Bohuslav Sobotka said the party would seek to overturn the presidential veto.