Czech politician Vera Jourova makes TIME 100 list
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech politician Věra Jourová, who has been serving as the European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality as aContinue Reading
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‘Poland: The Royal Tour’ featuring Polish Prime Minister premieres in the United States
Warsaw, Poland – The much anticipated edition dedicated to Poland of “The Royal Tour” documentary series premiered earlier this week inContinue Reading
Czech Republic: A handy guide to the 2019 European elections
The elections for the European Parliament will take place all around the EU at the end of May. Every election,Continue Reading
Support for Czech Republic’s Pirate Party on the rise
Prague, Czech Republic – According to a poll conducted by the Kantar CZ agency for Czech Television, the ruling ANO partyContinue Reading
Czech police propose indictment of PM Babis for EU fraud
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech police have proposed pressing formal charges against Prime Minister Andrej Babis for EU subsidy fraudContinue Reading
Thousands commemorate Shoah victims in Budapest ‘March of the Living’
Budapest, Hungary – In the early evening of 14 April, thousands of people gathered in Budapest to commemorate the victims ofContinue Reading
President Trump pushing for permanent U.S. military base in Poland
Warsaw, Poland – According to Polish daily Rzeczpospolita, U.S. President Donald Trump might plan to announce a deal for theContinue Reading
Poland rejects euro adoption ahead of EU elections
Warsaw, Poland – Speaking in front of party loyalists during a PiS convention in Lublin, eastern Poland, chairman of theContinue Reading
Zuzana Caputova: Why did Slovakia’s Hungarian community choose her?
Last month, Slovakia elected its first female president, Zuzana Caputova after a long and tiring presidential campaign, which saw her defeatContinue Reading
Hungarian campaign, Czech reshuffle, Polish Twitter blunder… 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 on:Continue Reading
Poland could ask Germany for over $900 billion in World War II reparations
Warsaw, Poland – Two lawmakers from Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) recently revived the contentious issue of WorldContinue Reading
Poland’s millionaire ‘most-wanted man’ arrested in Spain
Warsaw, Poland – Late last week, Spanish police arrested a fugitive described by local authorities as “a multi-millionaire” and “most-wantedContinue Reading
Slovakia’s controversial law on national anthem causes uproar among Hungarian community
A new Slovak law restricting the use of any foreign national anthem has sparked the anger of the ethnic HungarianContinue Reading
Hungary angered by Nazi-inspired Orban cartoon in Slovenia
Budapest, Hungary – A cartoon, published in Slovenia by local weekly Mladina and featuring Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban performingContinue Reading
Kiska’s party, Czech faux-pas, Polish consolation babies… 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 on:Continue Reading
Central Europe’s biggest headache? Emigration, not immigration
Budapest, Hungary – Visegrad Group countries from Central Europe aren’t worried about migrants coming in massive immigration waves, they’re scaredContinue Reading
Czech weed, Polish copyright, Hungarian fake news… 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 on:Continue Reading
Slovakia ditches international treaty on women’s rights
Bratislava, Slovakia – Last week, the Slovak Parliament passed a resolution to force the government to drop the ratification processContinue Reading
France’s Macron seeks allies in Central Europe ahead of EU elections
Paris, France – The party of French President Emmanuel Macron La République en Marche (LREM) party is seeking allies inContinue Reading
Zuzana Caputova becomes Slovakia’s first female president
Bratislava, Slovakia – History is in the making in Slovakia after voters elected Zuzana Caputova, a 45-year-old anti-corruption lawyer, asContinue Reading