Foreigners and the Czech Republic
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Business briefs
Cabinet approves Finance Minister's tax cut proposals; State budget would lose 10-15 bn crowns in annual budget due to tax cuts, offset by excise and VAT rate hikes…
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Czechs to extend fast-track residency for 'qualified' Serb, Canadian, and Ukrainian workers
A recent study by the United Nations suggests that the Czech population could shrink by an astonishing fifteen percent over the next half century. This could translate to…
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Refugees in waiting- a day at the Balkava Detention Centre for Refugees
After driving through the snow covered countryside for over an hour we finally arrive at the Balkava detention centre for refugees near Pilsen. Once inside the plain…
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Number of foreigners in the Czech Republic on the rise
The Czech Republic is not a great example of a multicultural country. While the large ethnic German and Jewish minorities from pre-war Czechoslovakia - have all but…
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Business briefs
France Telecom joins Blackstone/CVC/Providence consortium bidding for Cesky Telecom; Number of foreigners seeking work in the Czech Republic up 250 pct since 1995; Czech…
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Bureaucratic obstacles plague foreign residents
Prior to the revolution, foreigners were quite rare in this country. But since 1989, immigration has risen significantly. That increase led to the formation of the…
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Standing out in the crowd - Africans in the Czech Republic
The African minority in the Czech Republic is so small that it is not even included in official statistics and is placed in the so-called "other minorities" column. On the…
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Time stops when you're a refugee
Our car pulls up to a plain looking building on the edge of a small village. As soon as the kids see it, they come rushing out- we are a welcome distraction from the…
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Czech Iraqis join expatriate voting; Czech embassy in Baghdad takes strict security measures
Iraqis living abroad have begun casting their votes in the country's landmark general election, two days before polling stations open in Iraq. Members of the Iraqi…
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'Gie her a haggis!' - Burns' night in Bohemia
The Scottish poet Robert Burns borrowed his first book from the local baker, and from there the only way was up. His poems, which were originally published to raise money…
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Help wanted: foreigners need apply
Franz Kafka's writing has left an indelible mark on our perception of Czech bureaucracy as a surreal tangle of rules and regulations — impossible to follow or surmount…
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Ken Nash - humorist, graphic designer, discusses open mic, life in Prague, and escaping the brain…
In today's edition Jan Velinger's guest is Ken Nash - a well-known illustrator, designer, and humorist whose work has been featured in publications around the world…
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