Romanians can now travel to Switzerland by simply using their ID, the press reads. Elsewhere in the news, hundreds of Romanians were sold as slaves in the Czech Republic. Media’s attention was also caught by British virusologist Maria Zambon, who says that the fight for finding a vaccine against the A/H1N1 virus producing the swine flu might be released this autumn in the UK. Last but not least, Romania qualified for the 2010 Volley World Cup preliminary tour.
Monday, June 1: Romanians can now travel to Switzerland using only their ID, Romania Liberareads. The free travel agreement between Switzerland and The European Union includes Romania and Bulgaria as well, starting today. The freedom to work in Switzerland is not entirely on the house, as the Swiss authorities may impose limits on the number of Romanian and Bulgarians looking for work, Realitatea TV informs.
According to Romania Libera, Romanians and Bulgarians have to put up with 10 additional years of waiting to get the same rights on the work market as the Swiss citizens or inhabitants of the EU veteran members. June 1 2009 marks the opening of a transition period that starts off with a controlled opening of the work market
Hundreds of Romanians were sold as slaves in the Czech Republic, Adevarul informs. Romanians from Moldova region (East Romania) are attracted by jobs in the Czech Republic. They are offered 700 – 800 euros a month and free transport and housing. A big number of workers have been recruited from Botosani (city from the Romanian Moldova region).
Starting with 2004, hundreds of Romanians have been sold to Ukrainian mafia in Prague, the newspaper reads. Ukrainians paid 100-150 euro per one Romanian. They ended up in Auschwitz-like camps, working hard, sleeping in crowded huts and guarded by men with Kalashnikovs. They were paid peanuts money for m
