Current Affairs Voluntary returns programme ends amidst new flood of immigrants

15-12-2009 15:47 | Jan Richter

Tuesday was the last day on which jobless foreign workers could apply for assistance under the Czech Interior Ministry’s voluntary returns programme launched in February. Over the past eleven months the ministry was ready to assist some 4,000 foreigners but much fewer people than expected applied. Meanwhile, despite the economic crisis, the country has become one of the most attractive target destinations for immigrants.

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