Polish conglomerate buys France’s Sushi Shop for 240 million euros
Warsaw, Poland – Polish group AmRest recently announced the purchase of French company Sushi Shop for 240 million euros. TheContinue Reading
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What’s on the menu? Chlodnik, the Eastern gazpacho
Krakow, Poland – Every month, Kafkadesk brings you the best recipes from Central Europe, straight from the kitchen of ourContinue Reading
Putin renames military units after Warsaw and other European cities
Warsaw, Poland – In a controversial move, Russian President Vladimir Putin has renamed several of the Russian Army’s military unitsContinue Reading
Old wounds die hard: Merkel criticizes post-war expulsion of ethnic Germans
Berlin, Germany – All four Central European countries decided, last week, to boycott the emergency meeting called at the behestContinue Reading
What do Central Europeans think of the EU?
Brussels, Belgium – Since 1974, the European Commission has been taking the pulse of EU citizens by conducting a bi-annualContinue Reading
“I have a task to fulfill”, says Lewandowski ahead of Poland-Senegal
Warsaw, Poland – Ahead of the opening game of Poland against Senegal later today, Robert Lewandowski assured FIFA.com that he andContinue Reading
Top 10 movies shot in Poland
Wroclaw, Poland – Poland has long been type-cast, mainly attracting World War II thrillers and Holocaust-related dramas. Granted, this hasContinue Reading
EU funds and Central European strongmen: no honey, no money?
Brussels, Belgium – Today, the European Commission will unveil its propositions for the next multi-annual financial framework, thus kicking-off monthsContinue Reading
5 things Poles do better than anyone else
Warsaw, Poland – In this third episode of our series on Central European countries’ most remarkable – or deplorable –Continue Reading
“No boycott” of 2018 FIFA World Cup, says Polish Sports Minister
Warsaw, Poland – After Poland’s Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowcz declared on Friday being “certain” that Russia was involved in theContinue Reading
Martyna Wojciechowska celebrated by Barbie for International Women’s Day
Warsaw, Poland – Ahead of International Women’s Day, Barbie introduced a new batch of their world-famous dolls based on inspiringContinue Reading
Central Europe and the EU: a love-hate relationship?
Brussels, Belgium – Member of the European Union since 2004, the Czech Republic ranks among the most Eurosceptic countries ofContinue Reading
Interview: “There are many different ways to be Catholic in Poland”
Warsaw, Poland – It wasn’t in her native Poland that I met Ala Budzyńska, a philosophy and Polish literature studentContinue Reading