How four Polish women used urine to send coded messages out of concentration camp
Warsaw, Poland – Polish women held at the Ravensbrück concentration camp in Germany sent coded messages using urine to report theContinue Reading
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LGBT rights in Central Europe (2/2): Poland and Hungary, gay rights in Europe’s illiberal strongholds
Brno, Czech Republic – The LGBT question in Central Europe is not as much of a hot topic as itContinue Reading
29-year-old Polish mother gives birth to sextuplets in country’s first-ever case
Krakow, Poland – On Monday, a 29-year-old Polish woman gave birth to sextuplets in what is widely believed to beContinue Reading
Hungary and Poland’s economic boom may soon come to an end
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary and Poland’s economies are still outperforming, by far, most of their European neighbours. But this situationContinue Reading
Renowned Polish Film Festival kicks off in New York
Warsaw, Poland – The renowned New York Polish Film Festival (NYPFF) kicks off tomorrow in the Big Apple, with theContinue Reading
Should the Visegrad Group expand?
Brno, Czech Republic – The possible expansion of the Visegrád Group is a recurring topic in Central European politics, andContinue Reading
Poland leads 2019 Emerging Europe Awards nominations
Warsaw, Poland – The London-based think tank Emerging Europe, which aims at fostering the economic and social development of the CEE region,Continue Reading
Vatican sends top investigator on priesthood pedophilia to Poland
Warsaw, Poland – On Thursday, the Polish episcopate announced that Charles Scicluna, the Canadian-born Maltese archbishop and the Vatican’s topContinue Reading
Polish ambassador to Israel assaulted and spat on in Tel Aviv
Warsaw, Poland – A 65-year-old Israeli spat on Poland’s ambassador in Tel Aviv Marek Magierowski on Tuesday while he wasContinue Reading
Poland’s patriotic Muslim community
Article published in EL PAÍS by María Hervás. Copyright: María Hervás/EL PAÍS Numbering around 3.000 in the entire country, they’veContinue Reading
Orbán’s moment, Poland’s child abuse, Czech discontent… 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
A land without a country: Literary myths of rural Poland
Polish identity has long been shaped by its relation to its lands, and nature has always been a key aspectContinue Reading
Poland: Gdańsk Airport named among top 5 best in the world
Gdansk, Poland – Gdansk’s Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN) was named as the fifth best airport in the world and numberContinue Reading
Poland, Slovakia and Hungary among EU’s fastest-growing economies in 2019
Warsaw, Poland – The European economy is slowing down, but Visegrad Group countries are still the main drivers of continuedContinue Reading
Housing prices skyrocketing in Central and Eastern Europe
Prague, Czech Republic – Central and Eastern European countries have seen their housing and real estate prices skyrocket over theContinue Reading
