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Standard & Poor's fuelled fears of a crippling economic crisis in
Europe on Monday, issuing a dire warning of an unprecedented mass downgrade
of eurozone countries’ credit ratings if EU leaders fail to deliver a
fast and efficient solution to the region's debt crisis. Although France
and Germany promptly threw their weight behind a reform plan which would
reinforce governance within the alliance, scepticism remains high and even
non-eurozone members such as the Czech Republic are bracing for the worst. More
Current AffairsAnniversary of Velvet Revolution marked by anti-government demonstrations
On Thursday, November 17th, the Czech Republic marked 22 years since the
start of the Velvet Revolution as well as the 72nd anniversary of the
events of November 1939 which resulted in the closure of all Czech
universities by the Nazis and reprisals against students and intellectuals.
But many Czechs used the holiday to voice their discontent with the current
government policies. More
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