Poland’s Catholic Church unveils report on pedophilia and sexual abuse
Warsaw, Poland – The Polish Catholic has released a report admitting that Polish clergymen sexually abused hundreds of children sinceContinue Reading
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Prague street to be named after murdered mayor of Gdańsk
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech capital is planning to pay tribute to the former mayor of Gdańsk, murdered earlierContinue Reading
Slovakia’s presidential election sends message of hope from divided nation
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia is one step closer to electing its first female president. Zuzana Čaputová, a 45-year-old environmental lawyerContinue Reading
Poland’s Buzz, Slovak defence and Hungary’s useful idiots… What’s new?
Didn’t have time to read the news lately? Kafkadesk’s got you covered. Here’s our recap of what’s been going onContinue Reading
Poland’s ruling party targets LGBT community to electrify voters
Warsaw, Poland – Poland’s ruling party has launched an aggressive campaign against the LGBT community after Warsaw’s mayor provided themContinue Reading
Fort Trump, distracted boyfriends and African fever… What’s new?
Didn’t have time to read the news lately? Kafkadesk’s got you covered. Here’s our recap of what’s been going onContinue Reading
Polish right-wing paper runs ‘How to Spot a Jew’ article on front page
Warsaw, Poland – On Wednesday, the Polish-language weekly, Tylko Polska – Only Poland – ran on its front page an article that instructsContinue Reading
The Final Countdown: Implications of a Hard Brexit on the Czech Republic
It seems that the whole of Europe has been holding its breath as the last chapters of the Brexit sagaContinue Reading
Mapping out Slovakia’s belief in conspiracy theories
Bratislava, Slovakia – Several studies have previously established quite clearly that Slovaks are the most conspiracy-prone nation in Central Europe.Continue Reading
Tensions rise between Slovakia and Russia over Crimea op-ed
Bratislava, Slovakia – During the weekend, the Slovak Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian Ambassador in Bratislava Alexej Fedotov in aContinue Reading
Hungary has lowest share of top female politicians in the EU
Budapest, Hungary – According to Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, Hungary has the lowest share of women in both national parliamentsContinue Reading
Czech Republic: Number of workers from the Philippines skyrocketing
Prague, Czech Republic – Although still relatively few in absolute terms, Filipino workers in the Czech Republic are among theContinue Reading
Robert Mistrik withdraws from Slovak presidential race in startling move
Bratislava, Slovakia – In a startling new development that seems to have caught almost everyone by surprise, Robert Mistrik announcedContinue Reading
Poland: Over 500 people still receive monthly pension for Nazi-era collaborators
Warsaw, Poland – Amateurs of historical oddities and cross-centuries absurdities will surely revel in this strange development. According to dataContinue Reading
Following Prague’s example, Bratislava to appoint ‘nightlife mayor’
Bratislava, Slovakia – Less than four months ago, the residents of Bratislava elected their new mayor. But although Matúš ValloContinue Reading
