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hospitals in neighbouring Slovakia where hundreds of doctors walked out
over low wages. Last Wednesday the resignations of 1,200 doctors (of an
overall 7,000) came into force, leaving four of the country’s hospitals
in critical condition and another sixteen in jeopardy. Even though the
Slovak government has now agreed to meet doctors’ demands, the Czech team
is staying on until conditions return to normal. More
Current AffairsCzech state may have to pay billions of crowns to Slovak pensioners
As the coalition government moves to push a badly needed overhaul of the
pension system through the lower house, fresh clouds have appeared on the
horizon. It has emerged that the Czech Republic may have to pay Slovak
pensioners who worked in Czech firms during the 73 years of a common state
financial contributions to the tune of billions of crowns. More
Current AffairsVisegrád central European cooperation marks 20th birthday
Twenty years ago today, a new Central European regional grouping emerged
from a meeting of three prime ministers at an historic site overlooking the
Danube in Hungary. The immediate goal was to step up cooperation as they
moved to hitch their newly freed countries as soon as possible to the
European Union and the West. But the Visegrád three, later four, has
proved its staying power even after those goals were achieved. More
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