Czech Republic takes Poland to court over coal mine: Why it matters
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic will file an EU lawsuit against Poland over the expansion of the TurówContinue Reading
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Why is France sending 100,000 vaccine doses to the Czech Republic?
Prague, Czech Republic – France will supply the Czech Republic with 100,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech anti-COVID vaccine by mid-March,Continue Reading
Hungarian goalkeeper Gulacsi condemns adoption ban for LGBT couples
Budapest, Hungary – Peter Gulacsi, the Hungarian goalkeeper of RB Leipzig, condemned a law that effectively bans LGBT couples fromContinue Reading
Majority of Poles in favour of accepting refugees, survey shows
Warsaw, Poland – A majority of Poles now declares itself in favour of accepting refugees in the country, according toContinue Reading
German broadcaster Deutsche Welle to create Hungarian-language content
Budapest, Hungary – German state broadcaster Deutsche Welle will start creating content in Hungarian language, its director general Peter LimbourgContinue Reading
Czechs among most avid online shoppers in Europe
Brno, Czech Republic – Czechs ranked among the most frequent and avid online shoppers in Europe in 2020, according toContinue Reading
Slovak PM Matovic under fire for attacking journalists on anniversary of Kuciak’s murder
Bratislava, Slovakia – Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) has faced a backlash after criticizing Slovak journalists on the third anniversaryContinue Reading
Polish LGBT activist ranked in TIME’s “100 emerging leaders”
Warsaw, Poland – Polish LGBT activist, filmmaker and photographer Bart Staszewski has been chosen by TIME magazine as one ofContinue Reading
Hungarian supermarket plays match-maker on Valentine’s Day with “single’s baskets”
Budapest, Hungary – Amid the doom and gloom of the lingering pandemic, a Hungarian supermarket took matters into its ownContinue Reading
Krakow and Prague ranked among greenest cities in Europe
Krakow, Poland – The Polish city of Krakow and the Czech capital of Prague have been ranked among the topContinue Reading
US worried about “declining media pluralism” in Hungary
Budapest, Hungary – The United States is “deeply concerned about declining media pluralism” in Hungary, US State Department spokesperson NedContinue Reading
Hungary’s leading independent radio ordered off the air
Budapest, Hungary – Klubradio, one of Hungary’s last independent radio stations, will be forced to go off the air onContinue Reading
Number of tourists in the Czech Republic halved in 2020
Prague, Czech Republic – The number of tourists who visited the Czech Republic was down by half in 2020, accordingContinue Reading
Czech movie Charlatan makes Oscars 2021 shortlist
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech movie Charlatan, directed by acclaimed Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland, has made it to theContinue Reading
Czech Republic sees steepest annual rise in mortality since World War II
Prague, Czech Republic – The number of deaths in the Czech Republic increased by 15% year-on-year in 2020, according toContinue Reading