Prague Castle drops entrance security checks
Prague, Czech Republic – Visitors entering the Prague Castle will no longer have to go through strict security checks, PresidentContinue Reading
Category: Politics & International
Hungary shunned from Biden’s second Democracy Summit
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary is the only EU country not to be invited to US President Joe Biden’s second SummitContinue Reading
Poles’ opinion of Hungarians worsened since start of Ukraine war, survey shows
Budapest, Hungary – Poles’ dislike of Russians, Belarusians, Germans, and Hungarians has significantly increased since the start of Russia’s invasionContinue Reading
Czech and Slovak presidents plan joint April visit to Ukraine
Prague, Czech Republic – Newly-elected Czech President Petr Pavel and Slovak counterpart Zuzana Čaputová said they would travel together toContinue Reading
Battered by sky-high electricity prices, Czechs reckon with prospect of energy poverty
Prague, Czech Republic – Only a year ago, the Czech Republic may not have been an obvious choice for expertsContinue Reading
A life in search of emancipation: Gáspár Miklós Tamás (1948-2023)
Budapest, Hungary – Hungarian philosopher Gáspár Miklós Tamás died on January 15. Gáspár Miklós Tamás, TGM as he was knownContinue Reading
Ghosts of Polish-Ukrainian past resurface with divisive Bandera commemorations
Krakow, Poland – January 1st marked the 114th birthday of Ukrainian nationalist leader and militant Stepan Bandera. This year, theContinue Reading
In Hungary, Deutsche Telekom discreetly replaces teacher with bus driver in Christmas ad
Budapest, Hungary – Along with the likes of nurses, doctors, firemen, policemen or emergency rescuers, teachers can rightly be consideredContinue Reading
What the Patriot defence system saga tells us about Polish-German relations
Warsaw, Poland – On November 20, in the wake of the Przewodów missile strike, Germany offered Poland two Patriot air defence systems. WhileContinue Reading
Slovak government collapses as political infighting takes hold
Bratislava, Slovakia – After a little less than two years of rule, the Slovak government led by Prime Minister EduardContinue Reading
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