Czech President Klaus on Friday had a "positive" news for claims to the Austrian public: "We have now moved on solar energy." Czech Republic will therefore in future less need for "dangerous" energy sources have, Klaus said after a meeting with President Fischer and Lower Austria's Governor Pröll in Geras.
Fischer stressed that "confess rules" Austria and the Czech Republic to that every country has its own energy policy and decide is responsible for it, but at the same time take care of the concerns and arguments of the neighborhood. Klaus confirmed this. He added: "We believe in global warming." Therefore, future not so much energy for heating, the Czech president, who is known for his skepticism about measures to mitigate climate change.
He was also skeptical about the time perspectives of the planned expansion of the North Highway (A5), which will link Vienna with Brno. "Whether I have the experience," asked Klaus. Governor Pröll said: "With a little faith in God (...) I am hopeful that we can use three of the northern motorway yet.
Pröll said that it had been fixed now, both on the Czech and Austrian side on the final routing. "We expect that 2013, 2014 direction can be started with the construction of border."
Transport issues are, according to Governor Pröll a focus of cross-border cooperation. The second is a flood early warning from the March. Fischer and Klaus praised the bilateral relationship as "very constructive" and "very positive".
