Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sun, 23 Aug 2026 01:50:04 +0200Ostrava braces for problems as major employer posts massive losseshttps://english.radio.cz/ostrava-braces-problems-major-employer-posts-massive-losses-8543327© 2026 Radio Prague International The Czech economy is slowly recovering from a long period of economic downturn but in some parts of the Czech Republic the recession is far from over. One of the worst hit areas is the north-eastern Ostrava region where more than 100,000 people are unemployed. Ostrava is now bracing for worse as some of the major employers such as coal mines and steel works are facing serious difficulties. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/okd_dul_lazy1.jpg?timestamp=1591160560 Ostrava braces for problems as major employer posts massive losses https://english.radio.cz/ostrava-braces-problems-major-employer-posts-massive-losses-8543327 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9