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UNHCR sets out detailed plan to solve refugee situation in Europe
The UN refugee chief outlined a detailed six-point plan. UNHCR's proposals make clear that equitable sharing of responsibility is key to bringing about a managed and orderly solution, and that EU Member States would need to agree a system of percentages of asylum-seekers for each Member State to take.
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Aktualne.cz: Quality of life in Czech regions - Prague wins
The Aktualne.cz server compared quality of life in 14 Czech regions based on 24 criteria such as average life span of citizens, accessibility of medical care, level of crime, air pollution, situation in the labor market, or participation of citizens in life and decisions related to respective regions.
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Transparency International CR: 47 local referenda in 2014 is sign of interest, engagement; 21 out of 47 were citizens' initiative
Fourty-seven local referenda took place in 2014, a record high since 2006. The average turnout reached 42.2% of voters and 24 referenda out of the 47 were declared invalid (a record high, too). Nevertheless, the citizens show interest and the problem lies often with municipalities, Transparency International Czech Republic says.
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