Dr. Damjan Prelovšek - art historian and expert on modern architecture, specialized in the work of architect Jože Plečnik, Ambassador of Slovenia to the Czech Republic 1998-2002, member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, writer and photographer.
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Let's listen to the story of Jakub today. He worked at the Czech Foreign Ministry for over twenty years, had a lot of experience and was simply a pro at consular work.
He was sent to country Z as part of his fourth trip. He enjoyed his work and soon acclimatised. A few months later, a man with a strange appearance suddenly began to appear at the embassy and bring suspicious applicants for Schengen visas to the consulate. Jakub rejected them because they were obviously illegal migrants who would never return home. The "guide" was known to the ambassador. He sometimes saw them together, he didn't know who they were, but everything was very suspicious. The boss started subtly suggesting that it would be a good idea to give the visas. That his friend wouldn't be happy about the visa refusal, he had money in it and he needed it again for other things. Anyway, these people aren't going to the Czech Republic, they all want to go somewhere else, so it's not such a problem for the Czechs. And there weren't many applicants.... As Jakub refused the visa, the ambassador's attitude towards him changed. From a nice, pleasant man who was quick to offer pleasantries and a nonchalant tone, he gradually became an unpleasant and unpredictable person.
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