Slovakia ranked as the fastest-growing developed economy in the world
Bratislava, Slovakia – According to the latest OECD Economic Outlook, released earlier this month, Slovakia is set to become theContinue 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.
Pixar exhibition premieres in Prague Holešovice
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech fans of animated movies, rejoice! On Friday, an exhibition dedicated to the world-famous animation studios PixarContinue Reading
Slovak presidential elections: Progressive bid of Zuzana Caputova gains momentum
Bratislava, Slovakia – In exactly one month, Slovaks will head to the polls to elect the successor of President AndrejContinue Reading
Slovakia’s Petra Vlhova wins giant slalom at World Championships
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovak skier Petra Vlhova made history yesterday after winning the women’s giant slalom at the Alpine skiingContinue Reading
Czech President Milos Zeman faces threat of impeachment
Prague, Czech Republic – Local media reported earlier this week that a group of Czech senators has started to draftContinue Reading
Viktoria Plzen wins while Slavia Prague draws in Europa League before weekend showdown
Prague, Czech Republic – Viktoria Plzen and Slavia Prague respectively won and drew their Europa League home games last night.Continue Reading
Czech Republic, China’s Gateway to Europe? (2/3): Broken promises
Years after Prague and Beijing decided to move closer to each other and increase their bilateral ties, the over-arching feelingContinue Reading
Slovakia: Robert Fico renounces bid for Constitutional Court job
Bratislava, Slovakia – Former Slovak Prime Minister and current chairman of the ruling Smer party Robert Fico has dropped hisContinue Reading
Czech Republic, China’s Gateway to Europe? (1/3): The honeymoon
Prague, Czech Republic – Overthrowing the all-powerful German neighbor, China became in 2010 the first market of Škoda, the CzechContinue Reading
Czechs and Slovaks sue Austria over cuts in family benefits
Bratislava, Slovakia – An increasing alignment of views between the leaders of the Visegrad Group (Slovakia, the Czech Republic, PolandContinue Reading
Czech Republic saw record number of tourists in 2018
Prague, Czech Republic – Do you find it more and more difficult to cross the Charles bridge during daytime? Well,Continue Reading
Denisa Spergerová elected Miss Czech Republic 2019
Brno, Czech Republic – Whether you’ve been anxiously waiting for it or not, the news are out: the Czech RepublicContinue Reading
Czech Republic to build orphanage in Syria
Prague, Czech Republic – Prime Minister Andrej Babis announced the Czech Republic would take part to the construction of anContinue Reading
Slovakia’s Netflix users gain access to Czech content
Bratislava, Slovakia – This week marks a big victory for Netflix subscribers in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Until recently,Continue Reading
Czech PM faces unlikely new threat over conflict of interest accusations
Prague, Czech Republic – Andrej Babis, the billionaire Czech PM and second richest man in the country, has long facedContinue Reading
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic has only been present on the UNESCO List since 1992 when the historic centres of Prague, ČeskýContinue Reading
KafkaTune of the Month: Bažant na víne, by Miroslav Žbirka
Every month, Kafakdesk explores Central Europe’s rich folk and pop cultures to present some of the region’s most popular tunesContinue Reading
Czech unemployment increases but remains at historic low
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech unemployment rate has slightly increased in December compared to the previous months but remainsContinue Reading
Who’s who? Meet the candidates and front-runners for the 2019 presidential election in Slovakia
Bratislava, Slovakia – At the close of Thursday’s deadline, a grand total number of fifteen candidates (13 men and 2Continue Reading
Czech Republic considering reimbursing medical marijuana
Brno, Czech Republic – The Czech Ministry of Health proposed that medical marijuana be reimbursed by state social and healthContinue Reading