France’s Marine Le Pen courts Hungarian and Polish right-wing leaders
Paris, France – France’s Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally party (former National Front), is attempting to courtContinue Reading
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Polish politician’s ‘Medieval campaign ad’ draws ridicule
Warsaw, Poland – Making your voice heard in an over-crowded and saturated political arena is not an easy feat. AndContinue Reading
Čaputová’s Progressive Slovakia Party on the rise ahead of EU elections
One month after the victory of Zuzana Čaputová as a candidate of Progressive Slovakia (PS) in Slovakia’s presidential elections, theContinue Reading
Czechs take to the street to defend independent judiciary
Prague, Czech Republic – Czechs are taking to the street to voice their support to the independence of the judiciaryContinue Reading
Slovakia: Jan Kuciak receives posthumous national journalism award
Bratislava, Slovakia – Jan Kuciak, the investigative reporter murdered one year ago with his fiancee, was awarded this week the nationalContinue Reading
Czech Republic to introduce Europe’s highest tax on digital giants
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech government announced it would introduce a 7% digital tax in a bid to targetContinue Reading
Finland snubs Hungary during U.N. Security Council meeting
Budapest, Hungary – Diplomacy is a tough, tough world, and can sometimes lead to odd and unexpected situations when exasperationContinue Reading
Polish tourist jailed in Indonesia for links to Papuan rebels
Warsaw, Poland – Jakub Skrzypski, a Polish tourist in Indonesia accused of being part of a plot to sell arms toContinue Reading
Warsaw’s EU fest, Brno’s ultra-right clash, Orbán’s Italian wink… 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
EU Commission chief Juncker calls Viktor Orbán “a hero”
Warsaw, Poland – Everything may not be what it seems. In an interview with Polish daily Rzeczpospolita and media fromContinue Reading
Slovak court rejects ban of far-right party
Bratislava, Slovakia – Earlier this week, Slovakia’s highest court rejected a bid to ban the far-right People’s Party our SlovakiaContinue Reading
Why are Poles taking #BananaSelfies?
Warsaw, Poland – Poland’s artists, celebrities and opposition politicians are posting photos of themselves eating bananas to protest the National Museum’sContinue Reading
Central European countries still highly dependent on foreign companies
Budapest, Hungary – New statistics highlighting the stranglehold of foreign companies in Central European countries might add grist to theContinue Reading
Kaczynski labels LGBT rights as foreign import that threatens Polish identity
Warsaw, Poland – Poland’s ruling party has found a new scapegoat: the LGBT community. During a meeting held Wednesday inContinue Reading
Support for the EU reaches historic high in Poland
Warsaw, Poland – As Poland prepares to take part in the European elections in May on the 15th anniversary ofContinue Reading
