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According to European Commission’s latest poll, Prague, Copenhagen and Dublin are the top three European cities for finding jobs. I don’t know about the other nine cities, but I can vouch for Prague. I got recruited even before relocating here.

For some reason, Prague has become the emerging hot spot place to visit and live. Though Prague’s travel costs and living expenses have increased over the years, it is still the perfect compromise for those who wants a cultural center which they can afford. Prague has always been a historically and culturally important city in Europe, and  being a former Eastern Europe, it is somewhat cheap compared to Western European cities.

But hey, Prague isn’t going to be cheap forever nor it’s gonna wait for you. Come and visit the city before it turns into a ridiculous expensive tourist trap.

Top Cities for Finding Jobs

1. Prague, Czech Republic
2. Copenhagen, Denmark
3. Dublin, Ireland
4. Aalborg, Denmark
5. Antwerp, Netherlands
6. Cardiff, Wales
7. Bratislava, Slovakia
8. Amsterdam, Netherlands
9. Manchester, England
10. Rotterdam, Netherlands

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Do you remember the man whose death triggered the Great War in Europe (1914-1918)?

Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Hapsburg throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, along with his pregnant wife Sophie was assassinated by a young Bosnian-Serb, Gavrilo Princip, in Sarajevo in June, 1914. [More ]

By the time the war was over; millions had died and new Europe’s maps were drawn. Most importantly, the Austro-Hungarian Empire had ceased to exist as Czechoslovakia, Hungary, former Yugoslavia declared their independence. The Hapsburg family was forced to leave their home as Hapsburg’s properties were taken by the states. Franz Ferdinand’s children, who lived in Konopiste during the assignation left for Vienna to be cared for by an uncle in-law and their father’s hunting friend.

Now, the great-grand daughter of Ferdinand, Her Serene Highness Princess Sophie von Hohenberg, demands to backwhat rightfully hers, Konopiste castle in the Czech Republic, because it is not a Hapsburg’s property.

Franz Ferdinand’s children — Sophie, Maximilian and Ernst — were not Hapsburgs and so the castle and its dependencies — nearly 15,000 acres of woodland and a brewery — should never have been seized.

That is because Franz Ferdinand married a woman a rung below his royal status. His uncle, Emperor Franz Jozef, would only allow the union on the condition that Sophie and any children she bore never be considered heirs to the throne. He gave the young bride her own title and a new name instead: Princess von Hohenberg, which has been passed down to her great-granddaughter today.

The heiress won’t have an easy time in court as the states hesitate to even consider such claim as they

Konopiste–50 km southeast of Prague–is opened for public visits and occasional ceremonies.

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Mirek Topolanek, the prime minister, and his party support the building of US’ radar-base in the Czech Republic: “We are convinced that a possible deployment of the radar station on our territory is in our interest,” he said. “It will increase security of the Czech Republic and Europe.”

Increase security for Czech and Europe? Maybe. For Russia? Apparently not. [link]

Our analysis shows that the deployment of a radar station in the Czech Republic and a counter-missile position in Poland are an obvious threat to us.
“It is very doubtful that elements of the national US missile defence system in eastern Europe were aimed at Iranian missiles, as has been stated,” he said.

Russia has threatened payback if Prague is to host the missile system.

Ooh. Scary! Some have started wondering if another Cold War is coming.

Before the US and Russia vied for the first fly to space and the moon, and now it is for a little tiny bit of land in Prague.