Hungarian campaign, Czech reshuffle, Polish Twitter blunder… What’s new?
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Category: Politics & International
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?
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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?
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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
Despite low tolerance, Central Europe increasingly at ease with homosexuality
Krakow, Poland – On Wednesday, the OECD released its Society at a Glance 2019 report, which examines a series of socialContinue Reading
Slovakia: European Parliament deplores “serious shortcomings” in rule of law
Bratislava, Slovakia – On Thursday, members of the European Parliament passed a resolution condemning the “continuous efforts of a growing numberContinue Reading
Polish schools gear up for nation-wide strike during exam period
Krakow, Poland – Around half a million Polish teachers and schools personnel could go on strike throughout the country nextContinue Reading
Hungary’s unwavering opposition to migrants and refugees, in figures
Budapest, Hungary – Although numbers of migrants and refugees arriving in Europe have drastically fallen since its 2015-2016 peak, mostContinue Reading
Slovakia’s anti-corruption reforms deemed insufficient
Bratislava, Slovakia – According to the Council of Europe’s Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO), Slovakia has failed to make significantContinue Reading
Hungary rolls out the red carpet for Russian ‘Trojan horse’ bank
Budapest, Hungary – The Russian International Investment Bank (IIB) will relocate its headquarters to Budapest in the second half ofContinue Reading
Poland is among most pro-European nations in the EU
Warsaw, Poland – Don’t let yourself be misled by the recurrent headlines and constant bickering between Warsaw and Brussels: theContinue Reading
Polish theatre stages play inspired by Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’
Warsaw, Poland – The Powszechny Theatre in Warsaw has staged a play, which premiered on Saturday, inspired by Mein Kampf,Continue Reading
Slovak presidential hopeful’s Communist Party application unearthed
Bratislava, Slovakia – Earlier today, Slovak daily Dennik N published the application of Maroš Šefčovič, current EU Commissioner and SlovakContinue Reading