Auróra: how a Budapest community centre is leading the resistance while fighting for survival
Budapest, Hungary – It’s Friday night in Budapest, and while most people are making their way downtown towards the Hungarian capital’sContinue Reading
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Thousands commemorate Shoah victims in Budapest ‘March of the Living’
Budapest, Hungary – In the early evening of 14 April, thousands of people gathered in Budapest to commemorate the victims ofContinue Reading
Multi-speed Europe, or the Visegrad Group’s existential conundrum
Multi-speed integration, EU core, two-speed Europe… All of these terms refer to one of the most debated ideas of EuropeanContinue Reading
Zuzana Čaputová: Why did Slovakia’s Hungarian community choose her?
Last month, Slovakia elected its first female president, Zuzana Čaputová after a long and tiring presidential campaign, which saw herContinue Reading
Revolut vs. PayPal: The most popular money transfer apps in Central Europe
Budapest, Hungary – What are the most popular money transfer and digital banking apps in Central European countries? Given theContinue Reading
Hungarian campaign, Czech reshuffle, Polish Twitter blunder… What’s new?
Didn’t have time to read the news lately? Kafkadesk’s got you covered. Here’s our recap of what’s been going on.Continue Reading
The best think-tanks and research institutes in Central Europe
Warsaw, Poland – Whether you’re a student working on a paper, a professional searching for reliable data, or simply aContinue Reading
Hungarian tattoo artist creates “motion-tattoo” by inking 70 people with the life of a rose
Budapest, Hungary – Hungarian tattoo artist Balazs Bercsenyi inked on 70 different people a series of tattoos linked together in stop-motion style.Continue Reading
The uncertain future of energy in Central Europe
Within the Visegrad Group – or V4 –, energy security is becoming increasingly complex, with individual countries taking different actionsContinue Reading
Slovakia’s controversial law on national anthem causes uproar among Hungarian community
A new Slovak law restricting the use of foreign national anthems has sparked the anger of the ethnic Hungarian minorityContinue Reading
Hungary angered by Nazi-inspired Orbán cartoon in Slovenia
Budapest, Hungary – A cartoon, published by Slovenian weekly Mladina and featuring Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban performing a NaziContinue Reading
Gender employment gap among the highest in Central Europe
Bratislava, Slovakia – Although the gender employment gap has been decreasing in Europe in the last several decades, significant differencesContinue Reading
The least and most athletic nations in Central Europe, ranked
Bratislava, Slovakia – Recently published EU statistics highlight huge differences in the amount of exercise Europeans get on a weekly basis. On average,Continue Reading
Budapest airport named best in Central and Eastern Europe
Budapest, Hungary – If you’re still not sure whether to travel to Budapest or not, you can at least crossContinue Reading
Hundreds take part in Budapest’s Monty Python-inspired ‘silly walk’ parade
Budapest, Hungary – On Monday, hundreds of people marked April Fools’ Day by marching through central Budapest in a wacky and goofyContinue Reading
