Slovakia urges citizens to postpone all trips abroad
Bratislava, Slovakia – The Slovak government has urged citizens and residents not to travel abroad as the country sees aContinue Reading
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COVID-19: Czech Republic enforces night curfew
Prague, Czech Republic – On Monday evening, the Czech government announced a night curfew would come into force starting WednesdayContinue Reading
Slovakia orders partial lockdown as mass-testing goes underway
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia has gone into a state of partial lockdown on Saturday as authorities kick-start a nationwide campaignContinue Reading
Czech theatres available online on new website
Prague, Czech Republic – Closed earlier this month due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Czech theatres are now accessible online viaContinue Reading
COVID-19: Czech Republic goes into lockdown from tomorrow
Prague, Czech Republic – As the number of new COVID-19 cases continues to reach new highs, the Czech government hasContinue Reading
Anti-COVID protests in Prague and Bratislava turn violent
Prague, Czech Republic – Paving stones, firecrackers and glass bottles versus cayenne pepper, explosive grenades and water cannons. Almost identicalContinue Reading
Czech-Slovak movie wins big at Warsaw Film Festival
Warsaw, Poland – A Czech-Slovak co-production emerged on Sunday as one of the main winners of the 36th edition ofContinue Reading
Krakow gym calls itself a church to bypass coronavirus rules
KRAKOW, POLAND – A Krakow gym is trying to rebrand itself as a “Church of the Healthy Body” in anContinue Reading
Czech hospitals under strain as COVID numbers become “catastrophic”
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech hospitals and healthcare system are edging closer to saturation as the number of newContinue Reading
Czech Republic enforces strict measures in bid to fight COVID-19
Prague, Czech Republic – A set of tough measures and restrictions came into force today in the Czech Republic asContinue Reading
SZFE: Art students fight for independence in Hungary’s intensifying culture wars
Students in Budapest, backed by academics, occupy the University of Theatre and Film Arts (SZFE) to protest government interference. TheContinue Reading
Czech Republic overtakes Spain as most COVID cases per capita in the EU
Prague, Czech Republic – A gruesome milestone: as of Thursday, the Czech Republic officially overtook Spain as the EU countryContinue Reading
Lublin to launch VR exhibition as European Days of Artistic Creativity moves online
LUBLIN, POLAND – Alongside this year’s Cross-Border Cooperation Congress, the Polish city of Lublin is launching a new virtual exhibition usingContinue Reading
Central Europeans moving to online casinos amid COVID restrictions
Prague, Czech Republic- There is an emerging trend in central European casinos that may end up becoming the new norm.Continue Reading
State of emergency now in effect in Czech Republic and Slovakia
Prague, Czech Republic- Largely spared by the first wave of COVID-19 in the spring, the Czech Republic and Slovakia haveContinue Reading