Cold War nominated for three Oscars
Kraków, Poland – Paweł Pawlikowski’s black-and-white drama Cold War has been nominated for Oscars in the Best Foreign Language Film,Continue Reading
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Poland legend joins boyhood club Wisla Krakow 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 hisContinue 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, with VisegradContinue 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
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
Crowned European Capital of Gastronomy 2019, Krakow braces for fine dining year
Krakow, Poland – Anyone who has ever been to Krakow has already had the chance to discover the incredible qualityContinue Reading
Polish, Czech, Hungarian and Slovak projects nominated for the EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture
Brussels, Belgium – A total of 18 Polish, 13 Czech, 9 Hungarian and 7 Slovak projects are among the 383 nomineesContinue Reading
Polish Christmas Recipes: Sernik, the Polish cheesecake
December has arrived, and that means only one thing: Christmas time is here! Now if you’re a bit like us,Continue Reading
“In Poland, young people are getting more and more involved in politics”
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with Joanna Zawadzka: a 22-year-old political science graduate, former volunteer at the Regional Center for internationalContinue Reading
Polish Christmas Recipes: Ryba po Grecku, the Polish “Greek-style” fish
December has arrived, and that means only one thing: Christmas time is here! Now if you’re a bit like us,Continue Reading
Polish government vows not to tighten abortion law, for now
Warsaw, Poland – Since 2015, the issue of abortion has been at the center of the struggle opposing Polish pro-choiceContinue Reading
Home Alone, Poland’s classic family Christmas movie
Krakow, Poland – Every year, millions of Poles tune in to national television on Christmas Eve to watch the 1990Continue Reading
Polish Christmas Recipes: Makowiec, the famous Christmas Eve poppy seed roll
December has arrived, and that means only one thing: Christmas time is here! Now if you’re a bit like us,Continue Reading
Poland: World’s first ‘vaginal’ beer goes global
Warsaw, Poland – Forget the IPA’s. The world of beer has a new “vaginal” craze. Last summer, a Warsaw-based breweryContinue Reading
Photography Contest Winners – ‘Revolting People’
To celebrate the end of a turbulent year across the region, Kafkadesk held a friendly photography contest for amateur photographersContinue Reading
Euro 2020 qualifiers: Tough luck for Central European teams
Dublin, Ireland – The Euro 2020 qualifiers draw took place this week-end in Dublin, so here’s everything you need toContinue Reading
Polish Christmas Recipes: Barszcz Czerwony, the traditional Christmas Eve beetroot soup
December has arrived, and that means only one thing: Christmas time is here! Now if you’re a bit like us,Continue Reading
Poland’s coal reliance under the spotlight ahead of the COP24 in Katowice
Katowice, Poland – Starting today, the Polish city of Katowice is hosting the COP24, the largest and most crucial U.N.Continue Reading
Netflix’s first Polish original series premieres tomorrow
Warsaw, Poland – The deeply frozen Cold War is heating up… 1983, the first Netflix Polish original series, will be releasedContinue Reading