Students:Group Five

Similarities on both sides of the border - Czech and German

• unemployment rate
• bad infrastructure for the people
• no big businessbesides of heavy industry depended on coal mining
• common history before WW II

Differences between Czech and German side of the border

• awareness of cultural heritage and roots
• importance for the national energy supply
• average age differs as many young germans leave the region
• language barriers onboth sides of the border espacially among older people
• UNESCO process: Germany regionally wanted in Czech national gov's initiative
• Germany doesn't have any ressources left
• direct impact of mining is different: Czech regions are affect in health issues, German region is not affected anymore.
• no awareness of mining limit discussion in Germany