Head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen visits Prague and meets Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis as the EU approves the Czech plan for drawing money from the bloc's post-Covid recovery fund. The money will be earmarked under the EU's 800-billion-euro Recovery and Resilience Plan, an unprecedented stimulus package to be distributed among the 27 member states. The Czech Republic is due to receive seven billion euros ($8.2 billion) to revive its economy hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES