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
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Czechs join Western calls to boycott China’s 2022 Winter Olympics
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Senate has called on the government and local politicians to boycott the 2022 WinterContinue Reading
Orban’s dirty little trick: Conflating pedophilia with homosexuality
Budapest, Hungary – Almost a year ago, it came to light that the Hungarian government had tried to bury the caseContinue Reading
Czech PM accuses EU Parliament of trying to “influence our elections”
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (ANO) has accused the European Parliament of trying to “influence ourContinue Reading
Hungary: Orban dismisses global corporate tax proposal as “absurd”
Budapest, Hungary – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban slammed a proposal to implement a global minimum corporate tax as “absurd”,Continue Reading
Contrary to previous reports, Pope Francis could meet with Hungarian leaders in September
Budapest, Hungary – Pope Francis is scheduled to meet with Hungary’s political leaders, including President Janos Ader and Prime MinisterContinue Reading
EU sues Slovakia over failure to refund cancelled trips during pandemic
Bratislava, Slovakia – The European Commission is taking Slovakia to court over its failure to refund travelers whose package holidaysContinue Reading
Czech Republic and Poland sued by EU Commission for not letting foreigners run in elections
Warsaw, Poland – The European Commission is taking Poland and the Czech Republic to court for not letting EU citizensContinue Reading
Poland and Hungary now “authoritarian” regimes, says Obama
Warsaw, Poland – Former U.S. President Barack Obama has argued that Poland and Hungary are now “essentially authoritarian”, sparking theContinue Reading
Czech Republic asks for daily fine of €5 million against Poland over coal mine dispute
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic will ask the EU’s top court to impose a fine of €5 millionContinue Reading
Czech Republic to compensate forced sterilisation of Roma women
Prague, Czech Republic – The lower house of the Czech Parliament approved a bill to financially compensate Roma women victimsContinue Reading
Hungary bans single-use plastic items in line with EU directive
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary will ban a number of single-use plastic items as part of the EU’s bid to reduceContinue Reading
Pope Francis to shun Viktor Orban and Janos Ader during Hungary visit
Budapest, Hungary – Pope Francis does not plan on meeting Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and President Janos Ader duringContinue Reading
Orban’s UK visit highlights precarity of Britain’s post-Brexit standing
Budapest, Hungary – Viktor Orban and Boris Johnson have had many kind words for one another over the past years.Continue Reading
US Congressman’s “absurd” Holocaust remark sparks backlash in Poland
Warsaw, Poland – U.S. Congressman Steve Cohen faced a backlash after he appeared to blame Poland for some of theContinue Reading