Slovakia most at risk of automation, warns OECD
According to the OECD’s 2018 Job Creation and Local Economic Development report, released this week, “the risk of automation is muchContinue Reading
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Prague to mark centenary of Czechoslovakia with big military parade
On the 28th of October, the Czech Republic will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the foundation of Czechoslovakia. Although theContinue Reading
Will the next EU Commission President be Slovak?
Maroš Šefčovič, currently in charge of the bloc’s energy policy, announced on Monday his bid for the EU Commission presidencyContinue Reading
Czech Republic: job vacancy rate highest in Europe
According to data released by Eurostat, the Czech Republic has the highest job vacancy rate in the EU (5.4% inContinue Reading
Prague wants to strengthen regulation of Airbnb rentals
In the latest example of the Czech authorities’ efforts to regulate companies of the so-called “shared economy”, Prague’s municipal councillorsContinue Reading
Poland would be “giving up its sovereignty” with permanent U.S. military base, claim pro-Kremlin media
Reporting on the Polish government’s plans to establish a permanent U.S. military base in Poland, both RT (in Russian) andContinue Reading
Oscars: Czech Republic and Hungary select their movie for Foreign-Language Film category
A few weeks after Slovakia announced its selection for the Foreign-Language Film category for next year’s Academy Awards, Hungary andContinue Reading
Slovakia approves one-off public holiday to celebrate foundation of Czechoslovakia
Slovakia’s Parliament adopted a bill implementing a one-off public holiday on October 30 this year to celebrate the 100th anniversaryContinue Reading
Czech Republic’s population increases in first half of the year… thanks to immigrants
According to preliminary data released by the Czech statistical office, the population of the Czech Republic increased by 15.400 inContinue Reading
Czechs prefer Messenger and WhatsApp to communicate, new study shows
The most widely used chat applications in the Czech Republic are Messenger and WhatsApp – both owned by Facebook –Continue Reading
“We must defend our civilisation”, insists Czech PM in interview with German tabloid
During his official visit to Berlin last week, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš sat down for an interview with widelyContinue Reading
Poland and Hungary rank as third and fourth cheapest EU countries
According to data recently released by Eurostat, Poland and Hungary respectively rank as the third and fourth cheapest countries inContinue Reading
V4 goes high-speed, Michael Caine to advise Wenceslas IV, Slovaks long for a quick dip… 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 onContinue Reading
Hungary extends “migration state of emergency” despite lack of threat
This week, Hungary‘s government decided to extend by another six months the national state of emergency declared nearly three yearsContinue Reading
Ryanair launches new flight connections with Poland as CEO slams “stupid” Warsaw airport project
Europe’s leading low-cost carrier Ryanair recently announced new connections to and from Poland. New connections with France and Ukraine ThisContinue Reading
