She said this was Luzny's personal decision and that it was not made under any pressure. Luzny closely cooperated with former education minister Dana Kuchtova (SZ) who resigned from her post in early October due to tension over drawing money from European funds. Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek (senior governing Civic Democrats, ODS) Czech defence minister hospitalised with high pressure ...
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Decision on Czech Education Minister's fate next week -deputy PM ... made it clear that Luzny's close ties to Kuchtova had disqualified him as a candidate for minister. Deputy Prime Minister and SZ head Martin Bursik has been charged by President Vaclav Klaus with temporarily heading the education ministry.
Bursik said he wanted people who left the ministry under Kuchtova to return to their posts. Some of them have already returned to the ministry. According to Kuchtova, Luzny is still an adviser to the education minister but he plans to resign from this post as well. The Greens are now trying to find another candidate for minister and Luzny is a member of a team that is to select a suitable candidate. The team will hold its meeting on Sunday.
(Ceske Noviny)
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