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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