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- Czech racists—the republicans
- Romanews Network, 1 September 1998. It was the second time
that the aggressive chief of the Czech right-wing extremists
attracted attention. During the past parliament election he
had gained profit from his prejudice towards Roma as well as
from the primitive “anti germanism”.
- Poverty 10X Higher World Bank Says
- Associated Press, 19 September 2000. In its first study of
poverty and inequality in Eastern Europe and Central Asia,
the poverty in countries of the former Soviet Union has
increased tenfold since the collapse of communism, the World
Bank reported Tuesday. The World Bank, along with its sister
lending organization the International Monetary Fund, hope
to showcase the Czech Republic as a former Iron Curtain
success story.
- Czech unemployment hits record 10.3 % in
January
- Interfax, 12 January 2004. Analysts expect the
unemployment rate to rise further in January. “With
the labor market remaining over-regulated, increasing tax
and social security burdens for self-employed entrepreneurs
as of January 2004, the still relatively soft social system
and labor costs on the high side, the unemployment rate
lacks any positive stimulus for decline,”
- Living standards worsen for Roma
- The Prague Post, 20 January 2005. Employment
opportunities are no more numerous, housing is no better and
living standards are getting worse for Roma, or Gypsies,
according to the first major government study of Romany
Czechs since 1997.