Czech, Polish and Slovenian leaders head home after daring visit to Kyiv
Prague, Czech Republic – The Polish, Slovenian and Czech Prime Ministers are returning home after travelling to Kyiv on TuesdayContinue Reading
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.
Bohemians and Moravians: Two bickering nations under one roof
Prague, Czech Republic – The two main historic regions of the Czech Republic – once distinct polities, then administrative segments,Continue Reading
LGBT incubator puts the spotlight on Central European activists
Prague, Czech Republic – Activists and civil society actors from Central and Eastern Europe will have the opportunity to promoteContinue Reading
Top 6 benefits of studying in Slovakia
Bratislava, Slovakia – Most people overlook Slovakia when they think about studying abroad. France, the UK, Spain, and the likesContinue Reading
Czech Republic plans to double military aid to Ukraine
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech government plans to bolster its military aid to Ukraine and increase it two-fold, officialsContinue Reading
Czech Republic to send 650 soldiers to Slovakia to join NATO battlegroup
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech government approved earlier today the sending of 650 troops to Slovakia, the Czech NewsContinue Reading
Czech women’s struggle for job equality highlights enduring gender inequity
Prague, Czech Republic – If the road to inequality is paved with good intentions, Czech women might know one orContinue Reading
Slovak citizenship by descent finally becomes law
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovak descendants worldwide can pop their champagne because it’s now official. On Monday March 7, Slovak PresidentContinue Reading
Meet SdruZeny, the Czech feminist group fighting for equality
Prague, Czech Republic – In Brno, Czech feminist collective SdruZeny has been rallying for gender equality for five years withContinue Reading
Czech Republic launches special classes for Ukrainian child refugees
Prague, Czech Republic – Special classes for Ukrainian children fleeing the war are starting to be set up across theContinue Reading
Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia to leave Soviet-era banks
Prague, Czech Republic – A group of Central and Eastern European countries have announced their intention to quit Soviet-era internationalContinue Reading
As inflation hits, vulnerable Czechs turn to food banks for help
Prague, Czech Republic – More Czechs were in need of food aid last year, figures from the Czech Federation ofContinue Reading
Russian plane carrying nuclear fuel allowed in Slovakia despite flight ban
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia has allowed a Russian plane carrying nuclear fuel to land in the country despite an airspaceContinue Reading
Czechs raise tens of millions of crowns at Ukraine benefit concert
Prague, Czech Republic – A benefit concert organised in Prague on Tuesday evening raised millions of crowns for Ukraine. AccordingContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1978: Vladimír Remek became the first non-Soviet, non-American astronaut to go to space
On March 2, 1978, Czech cosmonaut Vladimír Remek became the first and only Czech to fly to space, and theContinue Reading
Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia support Ukraine’s EU membership
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech, Slovak and Polish governments all said they backed Ukraine’s bid to become an EUContinue Reading
Bratislava mayor launches new political movement
Bratislava, Slovakia – Although there are still almost two years to go until the next parliamentary elections in Slovakia, theContinue Reading
NATO battlegroup to be deployed in Slovakia in response to Ukraine invasion
Bratislava, Slovakia – A NATO battlegroup will be set up in Slovakia in response to Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine,Continue Reading
Czech Republic braces for difficult coal exit by 2033
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic could be moving towards a more sustainable future. After years of hesitations, theContinue Reading
Slovakia passes citizenship by descent amendment
Bratislava, Slovakia – It’s said that good things come to those who wait. For Slovak descendants worldwide yearning for aContinue Reading