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It says the Czech Republic will need an annual influx of 3000 to 43,000 foreigners by 2065 only to keep the economy running. Drbohlav says the Czech Republic is becoming one of the European countries with a very accommodating approach to immigrants. If the government manages to push through parliament its plan of green cards for immigrants, the Czech Republic could reach the level of Britain or Ireland that are considered the most open countries to foreigners, the paper writes. "The Czech Republic has been very active in this respect while many other countries have been lagging behind," Drbohlav says. According to the study, the Czech Republic is the most sought destination for emigrants from all post-communist countries. "It has become clear that the Czech Republic does even more to attract foreigners than some advanced European countries," Drbohlav says. This is a very surprising finding because in the past experts often criticised the government for its inability to attract foreigners to the country, mainly the well-educated ones, the paper writes. Almost 84,000 foreigners came to work and live in the Czech Republic last year, almost the same number as in a few previous years put together. The reasons are well known - foreigners can easily find jobs in the Czech Republic as the growing Czech economy offers tens of thousands of vacancies, the paper writes. The study showed that foreigners come to the Czech Republic not only in search of better living. According to Drbohlav, the country has gained the reputation of a good place for living also thanks to the lowering of the number of years for acquiring a permanent residence permit and because of the government programme to test how to attract qualified people from East Europe to the Czech Republic. If the parliament approves the government's plan for green cards for foreigners the plan could take effect as of next January already, the paper writes. Other surveys also confirmed that the number of foreigners who want to permanently live in the Czech Republic is growing, it says. According to a new study by Czech Academy of Sciences sociologists conducted on one thousand foreigners, almost half of them would like to live in the Czech Republic permanently. The problem is that even well educated foreigners with university education often cannot find a suitable job, the paper writes.
(Ceske Noviny)
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