Hungary to sell Budapest Bank, again
Budapest, Hungary – Prime Minster Viktor Orbán has mandated his cabinet to hold talks with banks that could buy BudapestContinue Reading
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Czech Republic: Prague appoints first-ever “nightlife mayor”
Prague, Czech Republic – Is Prague’s nightlife getting out of control? The city’s municipal authorities seem to think so, and haveContinue Reading
Brazil to play Czech Republic in March rematch of 1962 World Cup final
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic will host Brazil on March 26 in a friendly match at Prague’s EdenContinue Reading
Polish and Slovak projects shortlisted for the EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture
Barcelona, Spain – Two Polish and Slovak projects are among the 40 works shortlisted for the EU Mies Award 2019,Continue Reading
Cold War nominated for three Oscars
Kraków, Poland – Paweł Pawlikowski’s black-and-white drama Cold War has been nominated for Oscars in the Best Foreign Language Film,Continue Reading
Huawei clones Budapest and Český Krumlov for new Chinese campus
Budapest, Hungary – Sick of the “Made in China” label? Well, entire Chinese campuses are now being modeled on EuropeanContinue Reading
EU Commissioner Maros Sefcovic announces bid for Slovak presidency
Bratislava, Slovakia – Maros Sefcovic, a career diplomat and current European Commission vice-president in charge of the energy policy, confirmedContinue Reading
Poland legend joins boyhood club Wisla Krakow for free to help revive the Polish side
Kraków, Poland – Who said loyalty didn’t exist in football? Poland and Borussia Dortmund legend Jakub Błaszczykowski has rejoined hisContinue Reading
Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland among world’s smartest countries
Prague, Czech Republic – According to a recent ranking, Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic all rank among the smartestContinue Reading
Hungarian government spent €216 million on “propaganda and fear-mongering”
Budapest, Hungary – Put your money where your heart is. Or, as others would have it, use taxpayers’ money toContinue Reading
Czech President Milos Zeman vows to veto legalisation of same-sex marriage
Prague, Czech Republic – When news broke last year that Czech lawmakers were about to vote on a bill legalisingContinue Reading
Poland, Hungary and Slovakia among Europe’s worst recyclers
Brussels, Belgium – A report from the European Commission has scrutinized how EU member states recycle their waste, with VisegradContinue Reading
Former Slovak PM Robert Fico seeks new job as Constitutional Court judge
Bratislava, Slovakia – Despite his resignation as Prime Minister last year in the wake of Jan Kuciak’s murder and the mass protestsContinue Reading
Czech Republic and Poland ranked as second and third most welcoming countries in the world
Warsaw, Poland – According to Booking.com, based on its 2018 guest experiences reviews, the Czech Republic and Poland respectively rankContinue Reading
Ukrainian ambassador lashes out at pro-Russian ex-Czech President Vaclav Klaus
Prague, Czech Republic – Although he officially left the Czech political arena more than 5 years ago, former President VaclavContinue Reading
Czech-Polish relations should move “beyond anti-refugee rhetoric”
Prague, Czech Republic – Countless papers and articles about Central European countries’ ties with their Western counterparts have already beenContinue Reading
‘Escape Room’ fire kills five teenage girls in Poland
Warsaw, Poland – Five teenage girls died yesterday after a fire broke out at an Escape Room game in the cityContinue Reading
Crowned European Capital of Gastronomy 2019, Krakow braces for fine dining year
Krakow, Poland – Anyone who has ever been to Krakow has already had the chance to discover the incredible qualityContinue Reading
Polish, Czech, Hungarian and Slovak projects nominated for the EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture
Brussels, Belgium – A total of 18 Polish, 13 Czech, 9 Hungarian and 7 Slovak projects are among the 383 nomineesContinue Reading
Iranian Film Festival to take place in Prague, Brno and Bratislava later this month
Bratislava, Slovakia – At the end of the month, audiences in both Slovakia and the Czech Republic will be able,Continue Reading