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Czech Republic Transnational Issues 2007

Disputes - international: in 2006, Austrian public protests for the Czech Republic to close the Temelin nuclear power plant resulted in an Austrian parliamentary motion threatening international legal action
Illicit drugs: transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and minor transit point for Latin American cocaine to Western Europe; producer of synthetic drugs for local and regional markets; susceptible to money laundering related to drug trafficking, organized crime; significant consumer of ecstasy

NOTE: The transnational issues information regarding Czech Republic on this page is re-published from the 2007 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Czech Republic Transnational Issues 2007 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Czech Republic Transnational Issues 2007 should be addressed to the CIA.