Special commissions to oversee care of state-owned national heritage

Special commissions will be set up in every region of the country to oversee the care of state-owned national heritage, culture minister Vaclav Jehlicka said on Monday. Speaking at a conference on cultural heritage, he said the commissions' main tasks would be to use local budgets efficiently and make the best use of EU grants. Mr Jehlicka also proposes that every castle and chateau owned by the state should have a supervisory board where the local authority, regional authority, National Heritage Institute, and entrepreneurs involved in tourism would be represented.

Author: Dita Asiedu