Oldest Czech citizen dies at 108
Prague, Czech Republic – Magdalena Kytnerová, the oldest Czech citizen, has died at the age of 108. Ms. Kytnerová passedContinue Reading
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KafkaDigest: Central Europe in the Spotlight
Every Sunday, check out our weekly press roundup of the best pieces and most insightful articles on Central Europe inContinue Reading
Slovakia rejects idea of repatriating gold reserves from U.K. amid Brexit uncertainty
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia won’t be bringing its gold reserves home, at least for the time being, according to reports.Continue Reading
Polish pupils excel in global education survey, Hungarian and Slovak students lag behind
Warsaw, Poland – Presented this week, the results for the OECD’s latest global test of 15-year-olds, known as PISA (ProgrammeContinue Reading
Czech Republic approves national day in memory of 1968 Soviet-led invasion
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic has moved one step closer to declaring August 21st a national remembrance dayContinue Reading
Slovak police press charges against former PM Fico for inciting racial hatred
Bratislava, Slovakia – Former Prime Minister and chairman of the ruling Smer party Robert Fico has been officially charged byContinue Reading
Čaputová and Orbán named among most influential people in Europe
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovak President Zuzana Caputova and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban – two political leaders opposed in almostContinue Reading
Polish cultural scene up in arms against new director of leading Warsaw art gallery
Warsaw, Poland – The Polish cultural and art community is up in arms after the controversial nomination of a newContinue Reading
Poles among Europe’s best non-native English speakers, says latest index
Warsaw, Poland – According to the latest report by EF Education First, an international education company, Poland ranks among the bestContinue Reading
Facebook buys leading Czech virtual reality startup
Prague, Czech Republic – Last week, Facebook confirmed the purchase of Beat Games, a leading Czech virtual reality (VR) videoContinue Reading
Angela Merkel to visit Auschwitz-Birkenau for first time this week
Krakow, Poland – German Chancellor Angela Merkel will pay her first official visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau on Friday, ahead of theContinue Reading
Milan Kundera’s Czech citizenship restored after four decades
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech literary master Milan Kundera, who’s been living in France for more than 40 years, hasContinue Reading
Prague to sign sister city agreement with Taipei after ‘breakup’ with Beijing
Prague, Czech Republic – A month after the Czech capital officially terminated its sister city agreement with Beijing, Prague’s anti-establishmentContinue Reading
EU dismisses Czech, Polish and Hungarian case against gun restrictions
Prague, Czech Republic – On Tuesday, the Court of Justice of the European Union dismissed the Czech Republic’s case againstContinue Reading
Inspired by Polish example, Slovakia considers repatriating gold from U.K.
Bratislava, Slovakia – Several days after Poland repatriated nearly half of its gold reserves kept in the Bank of England,Continue Reading
