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Virginie HERZ
FRANCE
Around 600 illegal immigrants live in makeshift camps around the northern French harbour town of Calais, hoping to hide in a lorry bound for the United Kingdom. The authorities do little for them and local charities say they are overloaded.
CZECH REPUBLIC
While almost all the other EU member states are caught up in the whirlwind of the financial crisis, the Czech Republic, equipped with a solid banking system, is the exception to the rule. But how long can it resist?
CZECH REPUBLIC - ECONOMY
Although the Czech government recently cut its 2009 growth forecast, its finance sector has shown greater resilience to the crisis than those of its neighbours. FRANCE 24's Virginie Herz reports on the country's prescription for a healthier economy.
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