Norway suspends €220 million in aid to Hungary over lack of transparency
Budapest, Hungary – Norway has decided to suspend financial aid worth hundreds of millions of euros to Hungary’s NGO sectorContinue Reading
Category: Politics & International
Czech Republic enshrines right to armed self-defence in Constitution
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic has moved closer to enshrining the right to use a weapon for self-defenceContinue Reading
Czech Radio’s Russian website blocked over 20-year-old article
Prague, Czech Republic – The Russian-language website of Radio Prague International has been blocked in Russia over a 20-year-old articleContinue Reading
Slovak Institute to open in Jerusalem in September
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia has announced its plans to open a Slovak Institute in Jerusalem in a move seen asContinue Reading
Hungary sanctioned for fans’ homophobic and racist behaviour during Euro 2020 matches
Budapest, Hungary – UEFA has ordered Hungary to play two games behind closed doors in response to homophobic and racistContinue Reading
Hungarian shop fined for selling book about “rainbow families” without clear notice
Budapest, Hungary – A bookshop chain in Hungary has been fined for selling a children’s story depicting a day inContinue Reading
Pope Francis adds Slovakia to Hungary trip in September
BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA – After having already mentioned it informally on his return flight from a historic three-day visit to IraqContinue Reading
Hungary to send 100,000 vaccines to the Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic – Hungary will send an additional 100,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses to the Czech Republic, Prime Minister AndrejContinue Reading
Hungary has no place in the EU, says Dutch PM
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary has no place in the EU anymore with its new law on homosexuality, Dutch Prime MinisterContinue Reading
Slovak citizenship by descent vote delayed until September
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovak descendants will have to continue waiting in suspense. The much anticipated second reading in Parliament ofContinue Reading
Czech Republic: Romani man’s death not linked to police intervention, according to autopsy
Prague, Czech Republic – The Romani man who died on Saturday in Teplice after being arrested by Czech police officersContinue Reading
Orban’s remark on “Sovietization” of EU draws sharp rebuke
Budapest, Hungary – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has come under fire across the bloc for his recent tirade againstContinue Reading
“Czech George Floyd”? Outrage after Romani man dies in police custody
Prague, Czech Republic – A Romani man has died in the Czech city of Teplice, northern Bohemia, while in policeContinue Reading
UEFA opens investigation into potential racist and homophobic behaviour of Hungarian fans
Budapest, Hungary – UEFA has launched an investigation into “potential discriminatory incidents” during Hungary’s opening two games at Euro 2020Continue Reading
Ex-Czech President rents Prague Castle gardens for birthday party
Prague, Czech Republic – An air of nostalgia? Former Czech President Vaclav Klaus will rent the Prague Castle gardens forContinue Reading