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EU Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič announces bid for Slovak presidency
Bratislava, Slovakia – Maroš Šefčovič, a career diplomat and current European Commission vice-president in charge of the energy policy, confirmedContinue Reading
Poland legend joins boyhood club Wisła Kraków for free to help revive the Polish side
Kraków, Poland – Who said loyalty didn’t exist in football? Poland and Borussia Dortmund legend Jakub Błaszczykowski has rejoined his boyhood club WisłaContinue Reading
Reaching for the stars: the Czech Republic’s weirdest Guinness World Records
Prague, Czech Republic – “Record breaking is a serious business”, the Guinness World Record Association warns on its website. BeContinue Reading
Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland among world’s smartest countries
Prague, Czech Republic – Measuring someone’s intelligence is a tricky thing, and it gets even trickier if you try toContinue Reading
Hungarian government spent €216 million on “propaganda and fear-mongering”
Budapest, Hungary – Put your money where your heart is. Or, as others would have it, use taxpayers’ money toContinue Reading
Czech President Milos Zeman vows to veto legalisation of same-sex marriage
Prague, Czech Republic – When news broke last year that Czech lawmakers were about to vote on a bill legalisingContinue Reading
“Many foreigners suffer from social isolation in Slovakia. This can change”
This week, Kafkadesk sat down with Henrieta Valková, a Slovak social worker who, throughout her whole life, has witnessed first-handContinue Reading
Reaching for the stars: Slovakia’s weirdest Guinness World Records
Kosice, Slovakia – “Record breaking is a serious business”, the Guinness World Record Association warns on its website. Be thatContinue Reading
Poland, Hungary and Slovakia among Europe’s worst recyclers
Brussels, Belgium – A report from the European Commission has scrutinized how EU member states recycle their waste, and theirContinue Reading
Former Slovak PM Robert Fico seeks new job as Constitutional Court judge
Bratislava, Slovakia – Despite his resignation as Prime Minister last year in the wake of Jan Kuciak’s murder and the mass protestsContinue Reading
Czech Republic and Poland ranked as second and third most welcoming countries in the world
Warsaw, Poland – According to Booking.com, based on its 2018 guest experiences reviews, the Czech Republic and Poland respectively rankContinue Reading
Ukrainian ambassador lashes out at pro-Russian ex-Czech President Vaclav Klaus
Prague, Czech Republic – Although he officially left the Czech political arena more than 5 years ago, former President VaclavContinue Reading
Czech-Polish relations should move “beyond anti-refugee rhetoric”
Prague, Czech Republic – Countless papers and articles about Central European countries’ relations with their Western counterparts have already been published.Continue Reading
Reaching for the stars: Poland’s weirdest Guinness World Records
Warsaw, Poland – “Record breaking is a serious business”, the Guinness World Record Association warns on its website. Be thatContinue Reading
‘Escape Room’ fire kills five teenage girls in Poland
Warsaw, Poland – Five teenage girls died yesterday after a fire broke out at an Escape Room game in the cityContinue Reading
