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#Czech Republic

Shopping

Czechs shop online

In the Czech Republic, a new trend is in fashion: groceries ordered online. This is not about ready-made food – pizza or chicken wings – but about what everyone is used to going to stores for: meat…

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Integration

One Union, Different Tastes

The Czech Republic has been part of the European Union since May 2004, which was preceded by lengthy negotiations, in particular on transition periods ensuring a smooth transition of the country to a…

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News

Refugees discussed, Ukrainians awaited

Czechia rejects the refugee quotas proposed by the EU, but is ready to 'help voluntarily'. Last Wednesday, July 8, at an evening meeting, the Czech government decided to shelter 1,500 people in…

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Culture

Caricaturists Show Ukraine to Czechs

An exhibition of prominent Ukrainian caricaturists has opened at the Prague Cultural Center (České centrum Praha). With gentle humor, they poke fun at Ukrainian ways, comparing them to their vision…

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News

Army Against Army of Illegal Migrants

In the first 6 months of 2015, 2,500 illegal migrants were detained in the Czech Republic, almost twice as many as in the entire previous year. On average, about 15 illegals are detained daily…

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News

Illegals rushed to Czechia

Data on illegal migrants in the Czech Republic is quite discouraging: just last week, the foreign police detained twice as many illegals as usual. Interior Minister Milan Chovanec announced stricter…

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Real estate

Seven Years in Search of a Corner

The average Czech must save for over seven years to move into their own apartment, which is twice as long as, for example, in Germany or Belgium. What are the prospects for purchasing housing and its…

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Real estate

Czechs embrace auctions

Low starting prices, the ability to buy an apartment significantly cheaper, and low mortgage rates are driving the growing interest of Czech citizens in real estate auctions. Among the most popular…

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Visas

Czech Republic Revises Visa Issuance Rules

Minister of the Interior of the Czech Republic Milan Chovanec personally visited parliament to tell deputies about the amendments to current legislation prepared by his department. The parliamentary…

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Visas

Czech Republic Ready to Issue 5-Year Visas

The Czech Republic has taken unilateral measures aimed at further simplifying the visa procedure for Ukrainian citizens. This is stated in a letter from Pavel Pešek, head of the Consular Department…

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Immigration

Resettlers settle in the Czech Republic

As part of the government program being implemented, several groups of ethnic Czechs from Ukraine have arrived in the Czech Republic since March. The arrivals were housed in departmental facilities…

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Auto tour

How to buy a used car in the Czech Republic

Despite the abundance of offers to purchase new cars through bank financing, for many Czech citizens visiting a used car dealership or buying a used car from a private owner is the only way to…

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