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Quarantine diaries: “Not only will we survive this virus, but we can come out stronger”
Welcome to Kafkadesk’s Quarantine Diaries, our new segment gathering testimonials from across Central Europe to understand how people in Poland,Continue Reading
Hungary named Europe’s healthiest democracy
Budapest, Hungary – Amid the doom and gloom brought on by the coronavirus outbreak, there is a shimmer of hope.Continue Reading
Rooting out corruption: Slovakia’s new government must fight on multiple fronts
Bratislava, Slovakia – As well as the Covid-19 virus, Slovakia must also battle the cancer of corruption that has infectedContinue Reading
Slovak football club placed in liquidation after players refuse pay cut
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovak football club and seven-time Fortuna Liga champions MŠK Žilina have been placed in liquidation due toContinue Reading
Quarantine diaries: “The contrasts in attitudes in Poland have been almost comical”
Welcome to Kafkadesk’s Quarantine Diaries, our new segment gathering testimonials from across Central Europe to understand how people in Poland,Continue Reading
George Soros donates €1m to Budapest in fight against coronavirus
Budapest, Hungary – George Soros’ Open Society Foundations has donated 1 million euros to the city of Budapest, in orderContinue Reading
Hungary’s ‘coronavirus emergency law’ sparks mounting fears of authoritarian power grab
Budapest, Hungary – The United Nations, along with numerous NGOs and civil society organizations, have expressed deep concerns regarding Hungary’sContinue Reading
A warning from Hungary: democracies can also be “suspended”
Budapest, Hungary – Dealing with the coronavirus crisis is often presented as a choice between saving the economy and protectingContinue Reading
Can the Czech Republic’s Premier League duo offer hope for a new future at Euro 2021?
Prague, Czech Republic – At the Euro 2004, the Czech Republic’s golden generation came within a hair’s breadth of onlyContinue Reading
Prague and Bratislava among richest regions in the EU
Bratislava, Slovakia – According to new Eurostat data, Prague and Bratislava ranked among the richest regions in the European UnionContinue Reading
Entertaining yourself while under a community lockdown
While Czechs and Hungarians are panic-buying guns, Poland is using contraband vodka as disinfectant and launched a special Minecraft server toContinue Reading
Visegrad countries have among Europe’s highest share of hospital beds per capita
Budapest, Hungary – According to recent statistics comparing the number of hospital beds in Europe, Visegrad Group countries (Czech Republic,Continue Reading
Polish government changes election rules in ‘unconstitutional’ late-night move
Warsaw, Poland – Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party fast-tracked legislative changes at the last minute in a controversialContinue Reading
Poland’s leading newspaper launches English section to inform foreigners of coronavirus crisis
Warsaw, Poland – On Thursday, Gazeta Wyborcza, one of Poland’s most prominent newspapers, launched a dedicated English section on itsContinue Reading
Slovaks are the most worried about coronavirus in Central Europe
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovaks fear the coronavirus more than their Central European neighbours, a recent poll has shown. According toContinue Reading
