Ultra-local news from Central Europe
Warsaw, Poland – The announcement by Poland’s Constitutional Court, to rule abortion of fetuses with severe or irreversible abnormalities unconstitutionalContinue Reading
Prior to World War II, Slovakia had a vibrant Jewish community of more than 130,000 people. But then, on SeptemberContinue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – On the night of September 12, Hungarian viewers saw an almost forgotten spectacle when they switched toContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – Trade unions are taking on algorithmic management in Amazon warehouses in Central Europe, with some success.Continue Reading
The most recent Polish-Israeli diplomatic spat, which centers around Polish legislation limiting the statute of limitations on restitution claims forContinue Reading
Warsaw, Poland- The signing of the US-German deal in late July paving the way for the completion of the controversialContinue Reading
Anti-immigrant sentiment and overt islamophobia helped Viktor Orbán win his third consecutive term in 2018. He might find it difficultContinue Reading
Though the US’ borders remain closed to European visitors, waves of freshly vaccinated Americans have crossed the Atlantic for summerContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – Central and Eastern European societies have a reputation as countries in which more or less overtContinue Reading
It looks like a benign, if rather anodyne, document expressing support for families. But the “Declaration Pro Familia” signed byContinue Reading
How exactly should Slovakia offer citizenship to its diaspora? Slovakia is currently considering this question via a new amendment toContinue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – The most influential figures in the United Opposition come from two parties that once challenged Hungary’s post-communist,Continue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary, where religion has little hold on society and abortion has been legal since 1992, could almostContinue Reading
Krakow, Poland – This week, Kafkadesk spoke with Adrian Malinowski, general commissioner of the Polish Section of the Expo 2020Continue Reading
Bratislava, Slovakia – As all pub quizzers know, the best questions are the ones which provoke debate in the teams.Continue Reading
Warsaw, Poland – While everyone has the right to express their opinions freely, what happens when your opinions are scientificallyContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – Despite a drastic decrease in vaccine scepticism, young Czechs remain unconvinced. In a country where conspiracyContinue Reading
Bratislava, Slovakia – After many tumultuous and corruption-ridden years of politics in Slovakia under the leadership of Robert Fico’s SMER-SD,Continue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – A few months before Viktor Orbán’s landslide victory in May 2010, I wrote an article about “the Hungarian right’sContinue Reading
In Wanda Maximoff’s American small-town idyll based on TV-shows she watched as a kid in her post-communist homeland, I recognizedContinue Reading