Green card system to apply to fewer countries than originally envisaged

The Interior Ministry has reduced the number of countries whose citizens can apply for green cards to work in the Czech Republic, iHned.cz reported. Due to the global financial crisis and an expected fall in demand for low-paid workers from abroad, both Vietnam and Mongolia have now been excluded from the scheme, the news website said. The final list of countries which can take part will be announced next Monday, just days before the green card system comes into effect.