Slovakia approves historic minimum wage hike as election looms
Bratislava, Slovakia – The Slovak government has just approved a historic minimum wage hike a few months ahead of keyContinue Reading
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Poland needs ‘between €700 and 900 billion’ to fund energy transition
Warsaw, Poland – Poland’s Energy Minister Krzysztof Tchorzewski claimed earlier this week that it was “a fantasy” to try to reachContinue Reading
Hungary worried about possible return of Radio Free Europe
Budapest, Hungary – Hungarian officials aren’t too enthused about the growing rumours that Radio Free Europe, the iconic Cold War-eraContinue Reading
Climate change: Poland and France clash over Macron’s comments
Paris, France – Poland and France have crossed swords in recent days over comments made by the French President criticizingContinue Reading
Czech Republic: Protesters march on Wenceslas Square to support euro adoption
Prague, Czech Republic – A small group of protesters marched on Saturday on Wenceslas Square to urge the Czech RepublicContinue Reading
Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jet crashes in Slovakia
Bratislava, Slovakia – A Soviet-made MiG-29 military fighter jet from the Slovak Air Force crashed on September 28, the DefenceContinue Reading
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KafkaDigest: Central Europe in the Spotlight
Every Sunday, check out our weekly press roundup of the best pieces and most insightful articles on Central Europe inContinue Reading
Czech counter-intelligence warns of growing threat of Chinese espionage
Prague, Czech Republic – The head of the Czech counter-intelligence agency (BIS) Michal Koudelka didn’t mince his words when heContinue Reading
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KafkaDigest: Central Europe in the Spotlight
Every Sunday, check out our weekly press roundup of the best pieces and most insightful articles on Central Europe inContinue Reading
Czech President vows to end prosecution against PM Babis ‘if necessary’
Prague, Czech Republic – During an interview with Barrandov TV station on Thursday, Czech President Milos Zeman said he couldContinue Reading
18-year-old Polish neo-Nazi jailed on terror charges in the U.K.
Warsaw, Poland – A young Polish man, aged 18 years old, has been sentenced to prison in the U.K., makingContinue Reading
Slovakia’s new media law sparks freedom of the press concerns
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia’s Parliament has just approved an amendment to the country’s press code that would reintroduce the rightContinue Reading
Brexit: ‘Come home’, says Polish Ambassador to Poles in the U.K.
Warsaw, Poland – The Polish Ambassador to London, Arkady Rzegocki, has expressed worries over the possibility of a ‘no-deal Brexit’Continue Reading
Hundreds of Czechs march in Prague to support ‘traditional family values’
Prague, Czech Republic – On Saturday, several hundred people marched in the center of Prague to voice their support forContinue Reading
Prague prosecutors drop EU fraud case against Czech PM Andrej Babis
Prague, Czech Republic – Public prosecutors have halted the 4-year-long criminal fraud investigation against Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis. ProsecutorsContinue Reading
