After rough decade, Czech Republic sees huge improvement in media freedom
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic drastically moved up in the annual ranking published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF),Continue Reading
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First cases of monkeypox detected in Central Europe
Prague, Czech Republic – The first few cases of monkeypox were detected in Central Europe as the Czech Republic, AustriaContinue Reading
Ivanka Trump meets with Ukrainian refugees in Poland
Warsaw, Poland – Ivanka Trump recently travelled to Poland to meet with Ukrainian refugees who fled Russia’s invasion. “Over theContinue Reading
Poland launches simplified voluntary military service
Warsaw, Poland – The Polish government is launching this week a new form of voluntary military service to bolster itsContinue Reading
World’s longest suspension bridge opens in Czech Republic tomorrow
Brno, Czech Republic – Those with a fear of heights, beware: the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge will open toContinue Reading
What would Slovaks do in case of war?
Bratislava, Slovakia – A new survey asked Slovaks about how they would react should war reach their country. The questionsContinue Reading
Romani war refugees from Ukraine are “economic migrants”, says Czech President
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech President Miloš Zeman has called Romani refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine “economic migrants”, localContinue Reading
Czech volunteers rush to provide psychological help to Ukrainian child refugees
Prague, Czech Republic – Free access to playrooms, volunteer psychological assistance and various art classes and sports activities have sprungContinue Reading
Angelina Jolie visits Lviv and Warsaw as UN envoy
Warsaw, Poland – American actress Angelina Jolie was spotted in Warsaw and visited Lviv this week-end as part of aContinue Reading
In Poland, ordinary Russians start paying the price of Putin’s war
Gdansk, Poland – Some Russian and Belarusian nationals living in Poland are facing increasing cases of verbal abuse, threats, andContinue Reading
Ukrainian culture festival to be held in Prague next week
Prague, Czech Republic – A fundraising festival dedicated to Ukrainian culture and gastronomy will be held in Prague next week.Continue Reading
Several dead in Polish coal mine explosion
Warsaw, Poland – At least four people have died following two methane explosions in a coal mine located in southernContinue Reading
Czech teacher fired for spreading Russian propaganda in class
Prague, Czech Republic – A primary school teacher in the Czech Republic was sacked for spreading Russian disinformation narratives aboutContinue Reading
After Krtek, beloved Czech puppet Hurvínek to fly to space
Prague, Czech Republic – The popular Czech puppet character Hurvínek will take off and fly into space this summer, localContinue Reading
Czech Republic adds two new memorial days to national calendar
Prague, Czech Republic – Two new memorial dates have been added to the Czech calendar and included in the country’sContinue Reading
Romani war refugees segregated in Czech centre over accusations of theft
Prague, Czech Republic – Accused of theft, Romani war refugees from Ukraine are being forced to stay in a separateContinue Reading
Ukrainians clean up Czech streets and Polish parks as token of appreciation
Prague, Czech Republic – In a show of gratitude and appreciation for the welcome they’ve received, Ukrainian refugees in PolandContinue Reading
Poland to ban “Z” symbol in support of Russian invasion
Warsaw, Poland – Polish lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a string of measures and new sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion ofContinue Reading
Netflix to open Central and Eastern Europe hub in Poland
Warsaw, Poland – Netflix announced it was planning to open a new office in Poland to act as its CentralContinue Reading
Will Czech beer become UNESCO-protected?
Prague, Czech Republic – The world-famous beer-loving culture of the Czech Republic could soon become UNESCO-protected, local media reported. AContinue Reading