Czech and Hungarian leaders show united front ahead of EU summit
Budapest, Hungary – After meeting with Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in Rome earlier this week, Czech PM Andrej BabišContinue Reading
Category: Czech Republic
Czech Republic rejects plain cigarette packaging, for now
Prague, Czech Republic – Introduced for the first time in Australia in 2012, plain cigarette packaging aims to reduce theContinue Reading
Iconic fashion magazine Vogue launches Czech and Slovak edition
Prague, Czech Republic – The iconic U.S. fashion magazine Vogue has launched, on August 17, its first Czech and SlovakContinue Reading
Czech President draws controversy ahead of 50th anniversary of Soviet invasion
Prague, Czech Republic – On August 21st 1968, troops from the Warsaw Pact countries (apart from Romania and Albania) invadedContinue Reading
Czech police consider sale of Hitler souvenir mugs not illegal
Prague, Czech Republic – Last year, the Czech publishing house specializing in military history Naše Vojsko (Our Troops in English)Continue Reading
Three Czech NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan suicide bombing
Prague, Czech Republic – Three Czech NATO soldiers, part of the Alliance’s Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan, were killed onContinue Reading
Mucha’s Slav Epic goes on display in Prague and Brno
Brno, Czech Republic – Nearly 100 years after its completion, Alfons Mucha’s Slav Epic has not yet found a permanentContinue Reading
Biggest Czech aircraft manufacturer unveils new multirole fighter plane
Prague, Czech Republic – The biggest Czech aircraft manufacturer Aero Vodochody teamed up with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) on aContinue Reading
Travel tips #3: Štramberk, “Moravia’s Bethlehem”
Štramberk, Czech Republic – Kafkadesk regularly dispatches its writers across Central Europe to bring you new ideas for your nextContinue Reading
Czech Republic: 5 Music Festivals to Attend this Summer
Ostrava, Czech Republic – Although many festivals are organized all year long in the Czech Republic, summer is the busiestContinue Reading
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Central Europe
Prague, Czech Republic – The 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee kicked off on Sunday in Manama, Bahrain andContinue 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
Czechs and dogs: a (puzzling) love story
Prague, Czech Republic – You only need to wander around Prague or any Czech city to notice one surprising fact:Continue Reading
The true meaning of Czech greetings
Prague, Czech Republic – Czechs have many different ways of greeting each other. While this might confuse foreigners still strugglingContinue Reading