Poland issues highest number of first residence permits in the EU
Warsaw, Poland – Poland issued the highest number of first residence permits to non-EU nationals for the fourth year inContinue Reading
Category: Politics & International
A bad day for Orban: Babis loses the election and Kurz resigns
Budapest, Hungary – After spending the last few days on Hungarian domestic affairs, it is time to glance outside, whereContinue Reading
Hungary agrees to join global corporate tax rate initiative
Budapest, Hungary – After opposing the deal for months, the Hungarian government signed up to a global initiative to imposeContinue Reading
Confused and disillusioned: How does small-town Czech Republic view the elections?
Brno, Czech Republic – Among the advertisements of community fundraisers, art exhibitions, and outdoor festivals at the neglected bus stopContinue Reading
LATEST: Gergely Karácsony withdraws from opposition race in favour of Péter Márki-Zay
Budapest, Hungary – Budapest-mayor Gergely Karácsony withdrew from the Hungarian opposition primaries and will support liberal-conservative Hódmezővásárhely-mayor Péter Márki-Zay. GergelyContinue Reading
Klára Dobrev leads opposition race as talks between Karácsony and Márki-Zay collapse
Budapest, Hungary – The two mayors did not manage to decide which one of them should withdraw from the secondContinue Reading
Anti-Semitic graffiti at Auschwitz death camp sparks outrage
Krakow, Poland – The discovery of anti-Semitic graffiti at the site of the former Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp has sparked outrageContinue Reading
Polish President gets quality time on Fox News: What are the key takeaways?
Warsaw, Poland – In addition to his diplomatic duties at this year’s UN General Assembly in New York, and filmingContinue Reading
Winners & Losers: Hungary’s opposition primaries first-round recap
Budapest, Hungary – DK’s Klára Dobrev, Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony, and independent liberal-conservative Péter Márki-Zay will progress to the secondContinue Reading
Belgium to fund abortions for Polish women after near-total ban
Warsaw, Poland – The Belgian government announced it would become the first country in the world to fund abortions forContinue Reading
What is happening at the border between Poland and Belarus?
Warsaw, Poland – A border can be understood in many ways: an abstract line with no factual representation in life,Continue Reading
Russian natural gas to Hungary to be rerouted, bypassing Ukraine
Budapest, Hungary – It was less than a month ago that I described the “considerable shift in Ukrainian-Hungarian relations, for the better.”Continue Reading
Czech Republic to send 50 police officers to Hungary’s southern border
Prague, Czech Republic – Some 50 Czech police officers will be deployed at Hungary’s southern border, deputy Prime Minister andContinue Reading
Migration topic makes malleable comeback in high strung Czech election
Prague, Czech Republic – While the topic of migration isn’t the main issue ahead of the Czech parliamentary elections, itContinue Reading
Jailed Belarusian activist receives Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize 2021
Prague, Czech Republic – Jailed Belarusian opposition activist Maria Kalesnikava has been awarded with the Vaclav Havel Human Rights PrizeContinue Reading
Belarusian magazine likens Polish President Duda to Hitler
Warsaw, Poland – A Belarusian magazine last week ran its cover with a picture likening Polish President Andrzej Duda toContinue Reading
Poland ordered to pay half a million euros a day over border dispute with Czechs
Warsaw, Poland – Poland has been ordered to pay a daily penalty of €500,000 to the European Commission over itsContinue Reading
“Model for America?” Mitt Romney takes aim at Orban’s Hungary
Budapest, Hungary – Republican senator Mitt Romney slammed Tucker Carlson’s August trip to Budapest and took aim at Hungary’s OrbanContinue Reading
Hungary’s opposition primaries suspended until Monday after suspected cyber attack
Budapest, Hungary – The Hungarian opposition’s primary elections were suspended until Monday after a suspected cyber attack, the National PrimaryContinue Reading
Hungary: Films “promoting LGBT topics” receive same rating as violent horror movies
Budapest, Hungary – Some films featuring LGBT themes will now face the same restrictions as violent horror movies, according toContinue Reading