Delegation of Czech senators in the United Kingdom
28.06.2018 / 19:59 | Aktualizováno: 28.06.2018 / 20:07
From 19 to 27 June 2018, a delegation of the Constitution and Law Committee of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic visited the United Kingdom. The members of the delegation were Miroslav Antl, Chair of the Committee; Deputy Chairs of the Committee, Jiří Burian and Radek Sušil; and members of the Committee, Michael Canov and Jiří Dienstbier.
In London, the senators held meetings in the House of Lords and in the lower house of the British Parliament, at the Home Office, the Department for Exiting the EU
and the Metropolitan Police. The debates concerned primarily brexit, with emphasis on aspects of security partnership between the UK and the EU.
The senators also visited Edinburgh in Scotland, where they were received by the Lord Provost, Frank Ross. The senators also met the Scottish Cabinet Secretary, Michael Russell, who talked about the Scottish view on Brexit. In the Scottish Parliament, they had the opportunity to debate with a number of members not only about brexit but also about the functioning of the Scottish Assembly etc.
Senators of the Czech Republic with the Labour Party MP, Hilary Benn
Chair of the Constitution and Law Committee of the Czech Senate, Miroslav Antl, with the Scottish Cabinet Secretary, Michael Russell