Author: Kafkadesk Prague office

Headed by Kafkadesk's chief-editor Jules Eisenchteter, our Prague office gathers over half a dozen reporters, editors and contributors, as well as our social media team. It covers everything Czech and Slovak-related, and oversees operations from our other Central European desks in Krakow and Budapest.

by Kafkadesk Prague office 11 May 2023

Czechs benevolently look on as Slovak co-worker babbles on incoherently

Because humour is a fitting tool to discuss a world gone topsy-turvy, Kafkadesk is happy to present its new Satire column. Brno,Continue Reading

by Kafkadesk Prague office 10 May 2023

Business & Economy Culture & Society Czech Republic News

Swaths of clear-cut land border a Czech trail named for a Canadian family

Vsetín, Czech Republic – A wealthy shoemaking family with Czech roots has bolstered its image in Toronto with a museum,Continue Reading

by Kafkadesk Prague office 25 Apr 2023

Culture & Society Czech Republic News Poland Slovakia

Who are the best poker players from Central Europe?

Prague, Czech Republic – Despite popular belief, the world’s number one card game, real money poker, is still going strongContinue Reading

by Kafkadesk Prague office 17 Apr 2023

Culture & Society Czech Republic News Politics & International

Prague Castle drops entrance security checks

Prague, Czech Republic – Visitors entering the Prague Castle will no longer have to go through strict security checks, PresidentContinue Reading

by Kafkadesk Prague office 10 Apr 2023

Culture & Society Czech Republic News

Prague public transport ranked world’s second best

Prague, Czech Republic – Prague has the second-best public transport system in the world, according to a newly released TimeOutContinue Reading

by Kafkadesk Prague office 2 Apr 2023

Culture & Society Czech Republic News

Milan Kundera library opens in Brno on author’s 94th birthday

Prague, Czech Republic – Long anticipated and delayed, the Milan Kundera Library opened its doors on April 1 on theContinue Reading

by Kafkadesk Prague office 31 Mar 2023

Czech Republic Humour

Ústí nad Labem declares independence after being “accidentally” left out of Czech census

Because humour is a fitting tool to discuss a world gone topsy-turvy, Kafkadesk is happy to present its new Satire column. ÚstíContinue Reading

Bratislava ranks among the richest regions in the EU

by Kafkadesk Prague office 31 Mar 2023

Magazine Slovakia

Things to do in Bratislava this spring

Bratislava, Slovakia – From the 9th and 10th century Great Moravia to the Kingdom of Hungary; from its role asContinue Reading

by Kafkadesk Prague office 23 Mar 2023

Culture & Society News Poland Slovakia

Poland and Slovakia dominate European Tree of the Year award

Warsaw, Poland – For the second year in a row, Poland has won the European Tree of the Year award,Continue Reading

by Kafkadesk Prague office 23 Mar 2023

Magazine Slovakia

On this Day, in 1988: the Candle Demonstration shook Czechoslovakia’s communist regime one year before the Velvet Revolution

On March 25, 1988, a candlelight demonstration for religious freedoms and civil rights attracted thousands of protesters in Bratislava inContinue Reading