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Czech video game wins Best VR/AR Game of 2019
Prague, Czech Republic – Developed by the Prague-based video game studio Beat Games, Beat Saber has been named Best VR/ARContinue Reading
Insight: The politicization of appointments in Poland’s academic sphere
Michał Bilewicz has now been waiting for more than a year for Polish President Andrzej Duda to officially approve hisContinue Reading
Hydropower plants in Central Europe a threat to biodiversity, warns WWF
Prague, Czech Republic – The proliferation of hydropower plants in the EU, including in Central and Eastern European countries, isContinue Reading
Czech teenager builds world’s second-biggest Millennium Falcon LEGO replica
Prague, Czech Republic – A Czech teenager has just built the world’s second-largest Millennium Falcon Lego model, Radio Prague reported.Continue Reading
Slovakia’s economic growth slows down to lowest level since 2013
Bratislava, Slovakia – The Slovak economy is going through a rough patch. According to data released last week by theContinue Reading
Two men arrested in Hungary for murder of young Serb in Bratislava
Bratislava, Slovakia – Hungarian authorities arrested two men suspected of having killed a young Serbian national in Bratislava last Sunday.Continue Reading
Budapest voted Europe’s Best Christmas Market ahead of Vienna and Gdańsk
Budapest, Hungary – After finishing second last year, the Hungarian capital’s Advent Feast at the Basilica was finally voted Europe’sContinue Reading
Czech Republic’s ANO would win landslide victory, new poll shows
Prague, Czech Republic – The ruling ANO party of Prime Minister Andrej Babis would have won a landslide victory ifContinue Reading
Slovak businessman Marian Kocner put on U.S. blacklist
Bratislava, Slovakia – On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury included Marian Kocner, the notorious Slovak businessman accused ofContinue Reading
Under fresh scrutiny, Czech PM Babis faces renewed pressure from the streets
Prague, Czech Republic – Tens of thousands of Czechs took to the streets on Tuesday to call for the resignationContinue Reading
Przeżyj to sam: Why Polish people love this song
Every month, Kafkadesk explores Central Europe’s rich folk and pop cultures to present some of the region’s most popular tunesContinue Reading
Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai wins prestigious National Book Award
Budapest, Hungary – László Krasznahorkai, one of the most prominent contemporary Hungarian authors, won the prestigious U.S. National Book AwardContinue Reading
22-year-old Serbian national killed in central Bratislava
Bratislava, Slovakia – A 22-year-old Serbian national was killed in Bratislava on Sunday, local daily Sme reported, as the debateContinue Reading
Protests as Orbán’s “Kulturkampf” moves to tighten control over theaters
Budapest, Hungary – According to draft legislation seen by Reuters on Friday, Hungary’s nationalist government plans to set up aContinue Reading
Gunman kills himself after Czech hospital shooting leaves six dead
Prague, Czech Republic – Six people have been killed in a shooting at a Czech teaching hospital in the north-easternContinue Reading
