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capital growing more international, relationships between locals and
foreigners have also become more common. In this edition of Czech Life, we
speak to some of those intercultural couples about their experiences and
their everyday relationship life. More
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After years of growth, the real estate market in the Czech capital has seen
a slow but steady decline, with decreasing prices and many more new
listings having turned Prague property into a buyer’s market. One factor
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estate in the Czech capital. However, some parts of Prague have become more
attractive for Czechs and foreigners alike, while others remain popular
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In the past 20 years, the number of foreigners living in the Czech Republic
has increased dramatically as a consequence of the opening of the Iron
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the Czech population remains Caucasian. During communism, the few black
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PanoramaDo you know who cleans your house?
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Current AffairsDaily Telegraph: Prague fourth best city for young expat life
Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper has just published a list of the top
twenty places for young people to emigrate, and the Czech capital Prague
came in fourth. "Beautiful and only a short flight away from Britain,
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