A warning from Hungary: democracies can also be “suspended”
Budapest, Hungary – Dealing with the coronavirus crisis is often presented as a choice between saving the economy and protectingContinue Reading
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Entertaining yourself while under a community lockdown
While Czechs and Hungarians are panic-buying guns, Poland is using contraband vodka as disinfectant and launched a special Minecraft server toContinue Reading
Visegrad countries have among Europe’s highest share of hospital beds per capita
Budapest, Hungary – According to recent statistics comparing the number of hospital beds in Europe, Visegrad Group countries (Czech Republic,Continue Reading
Polish government changes election rules in ‘unconstitutional’ late-night move
Warsaw, Poland – Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party fast-tracked legislative changes at the last minute in a controversialContinue Reading
Poland’s leading newspaper launches English section to inform foreigners of coronavirus crisis
Warsaw, Poland – On Thursday, Gazeta Wyborcza, one of Poland’s most prominent newspapers, launched a dedicated English section on itsContinue Reading
Slovaks are the most worried about coronavirus in Central Europe
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovaks fear the coronavirus more than their Central European neighbours, a recent poll has shown. According toContinue Reading
Poland launches special Minecraft server to incite people to stay at home
Warsaw, Poland – With countries around the world declaring states of national quarantine and implementing the lockdown of entire citiesContinue Reading
Poland ignores calls to postpone presidential election
Warsaw, Poland – Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party has so far dismissed calls to postpone the presidential electionContinue Reading
Poland uses contraband vodka as disinfectant to fight coronavirus
Warsaw, Poland – Nearly half a million litres of illegally-produced alcohol and contraband vodka will be used as disinfectants inContinue Reading
Czech Republic could face recession in 2020, Poland and Hungary to stagnate
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic’s gross domestic product is likely to drop this year as a result ofContinue Reading
Coronavirus: ‘English exceptionalism’ in the face of a European state of emergency?
For much of the 20th Century, the idea that the United States of America was inherently different to other nationsContinue Reading
Poland’s presidential election could be postponed amid coronavirus pandemic
Warsaw, Poland – The Polish presidential election set for May could possibly be delayed over the spread of the coronavirus,Continue Reading
Katoflix, Poland’s new Catholic streaming platform, goes online
Warsaw, Poland – A new Catholic streaming service has been launched in Poland. Modelled on Netflix and other VOD andContinue Reading
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Coronavirus: All the measures taken by Central European countries to contain the viral outbreak
Bratislava, Slovakia – As the coronavirus continues to spread in Europe and new cases of infection are confirmed every day,Continue Reading
Poland seizes record haul of heroin from the Middle East
Warsaw, Poland – Polish authorities have just made a record heroine bust and foiled a major smuggling operation. On Sunday,Continue Reading
