Support for same-sex marriage reaches all-time high in Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic – A vast majority of Czechs is in favour of allowing same-sex couples to marry, a newContinue Reading
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Czech passport is most powerful in Central and Eastern Europe
Prague, Czech Republic – Giving visa-free access to a whooping total of 183 countries in the world, the Czech passportContinue Reading
Lewandowski equals Gerd Müller’s long-standing Bundesliga record
Kraków, Poland – Another weekend, another record for Robert Lewandowski. The Polish striker, who was the single highest scorer inContinue Reading
U.S. threatens Czech Republic with retaliation over ‘GAFA tax’
Prague, Czech Republic – U.S. authorities have warned the Czech Republic of possible counter-measures if Prague approves a so-called ‘GAFA’Continue Reading
Poland’s LOT acquires Thomas Cook’s German Condor airline
Warsaw, Poland – Poland’s national carrier LOT bought Thomas Cook’s German rival airline Condor in a multi-million deal to createContinue Reading
Soros to set up worldwide network of universities to ‘fight for democracy’
Budapest, Hungary – After CEU is forced to leave Budapest, George Soros is back with a new plan to combatContinue Reading
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KafkaDigest: Central Europe in the Spotlight
Every Sunday, check out our weekly press roundup of the best pieces and most insightful articles on Central Europe inContinue Reading
Prague organ transplant centre becomes largest in Europe
Prague, Czech Republic – The Prague Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (IKEM) became the most important organ transplant centreContinue Reading
Foreigners make up 13% of workforce in Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic – The share of foreigners in the Czech Republic’s workforce has doubled in the past decade, accordingContinue Reading
Slovak coach confident of Euro 2020 spot
Slovak manager Pavel Hapal is confident his team can triumph against Ireland in March’s Euro 2020 play-off semi-final and setContinue Reading
Central Europe continues to slip in corruption index
Warsaw, Poland – All four Visegrad countries have continued to drop precipitously in Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI),Continue Reading
Chinese airline to scrap Prague-Beijing flights amid deepening rift
Prague, Czech Republic – China’s Hainan Airlines will cancel direct flights between Prague and Beijing starting in March, the CzechContinue Reading
Second season of ‘The Witcher’ to shoot in Czech Republic and Slovakia
Bratislava, Slovakia – The second season of Netflix’s 2019 hit-show The Witcher will film in locations in Slovakia and theContinue Reading
Slovak Jewish cemetery vandals identified as five boys aged 9 to 12, not ‘extremists’
Bratislava, Slovakia – Žilina Police announced on Facebook that the culprits behind the desecration of gravestones in the Jewish cemeteryContinue Reading
Poland and Japan to bolster cooperation on low-carbon energy amidst global criticism
Warsaw, Poland – As world leaders gather in Davos to discuss global issues, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and hisContinue Reading
