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Current AffairsCompeting predictions for demographic future of the Czech Republic
Two very different predictions have come to light about the Czech
Republic’s long-term demographic future. One version predicts a growing
population, the other predicts population decline. Who is right? A headline
in one major Czech newspaper says it loudly enough “By 2060: Czech a land
of foreigners,” adding that up to a third of the Czech population will
consist of foreigners in a matter of decades. The undertones may seem
xenophobic to some, but is this really true?
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Current AffairsCzechs reflect on Russia’s growing influence at launch of new exhibition
Several of Josef Koudelka’s 1968 photos are being shown at the Mánes
gallery, by the River Vltava, in a new exhibition entitled 1945 –
Liberation, 1968 – Occupation. Two rooms of iconic black and white
photographs show two very different sets of images: the Red Army greeted
with smiles and flowers in May 1945, and Russian soldiers berated by angry
crowds in August 1968. So how do the people looking at these images feel
about today's Russia, especially in the light of the current situation in
Georgia?
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Current AffairsAuthorities launch website to help residency applicants with Czech language exams
Beginning in January 2009, foreigners from outside the EU who seek
permanent residency in the Czech Republic will have to pass a Czech
language exam to qualify for the permit. The authorities have now launched
a website with information on the language test, a list of language centres
where they can take the exam, as well as places where they can receive a
voucher that will entitle them to one exam free-of-charge. And the website
also features a sample exam in which seekers of permanent residency can
test their Czech language skills.
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Current AffairsNo visas for now, says Canadian minister in Prague
Czechs travelling to Canada can continue to do so without a visa. During a
visit in Prague on Thursday, the Canadian Minister for Citizenship and
Immigration Diane Finley said that for the time being her country was not
planning to reintroduce visa restrictions for Czechs. She added, however,
that the Czech Republic and Canada must work together in an attempt to
lower the number of Czechs seeking asylum in Canada.
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Business NewsBusiness News
In this week’s Business News, the planned US radar base in the Czech
Republic will apparently use Czech power and be built with the help of
Czech companies; new statistics from the Czech Labour Ministry reveal that
a record number of foreigners came to work in the Czech Republic;
Koh-i-Noor Hardmuth, a pencil and stationary company in the Czech Republic
has announced plans to close down its České Budějovice production plant
after 160 years; a leading Czech consumer advocacy group called SOS has
warned shoppers to be wary of a misleading practice increasingly used by
many Czech retailers and the Czech energy giant ČEZ has caused controversy
by promoting nuclear power in a children’s magazine published by the
company.
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