Future Czech EU Minister expresses “growing concern” at situation in Hungary
Prague, Czech Republic – Mikulas Bek, the nominee for the post of Minister for European Affairs in the incoming CzechContinue Reading
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Three arrested in Poland in connection with anti-Semitic march
Warsaw, Poland – Three people were arrested on Monday over their participation in an anti-Semitic march last week, Polish InteriorContinue Reading
Prague and Budapest castles among world’s most “Instagram-friendly”
Prague, Czech Republic – The castles of Prague and Budapest have been ranked among the most “Instagram-friendly” of their kind,Continue Reading
Márki-Zay and the opposition parties: Hungary’s uneasy alliance
Budapest, Hungary – Today I will take a look at several opinion pieces that have something worthwhile to say aboutContinue Reading
Slovakia narrowly rejects law limiting access to abortion
Bratislava, Slovakia – The Slovak parliament narrowly rejected this week a legislation that would have tightened access to abortion. SlovakContinue Reading
Chris Hemsworth heads to Prague for Netflix’s Extraction 2 blockbuster
Prague, Czech Republic – Avengers star Chris Hemsworth will be heading to Prague at the end of the month forContinue Reading
Explainer: Is Poland undermining the supremacy of EU law?
Warsaw, Poland – On October 7, the Polish Constitutional Tribunal declared in its ruling the unconstitutionality of several articles ofContinue Reading
Meet Melinda Biró, the Hungarian student showcased at the Calvert Journal Film Festival
Hungarian film student Melinda Biró is one of the independant filmmakers from Central Europe who were showcased at the Calvert JournalContinue Reading
Prague ranked best city in Europe for digital nomads and remote working
Prague, Czech Republic – Prague has been ranked as the best city in Europe for people working remotely and theContinue Reading
Poland: Tarnów ranked among “Europe’s most beautiful towns”
Warsaw, Poland – The south-eastern Polish city of Tarnów has been ranked among the most beautiful towns in Europe inContinue Reading
Hungary only EU country not invited to Biden’s Summit for Democracy
Budapest, Hungary – US President Joe Biden’s much-touted Summit for Democracy is one month away, and the guest list ofContinue Reading
Slovak model claims her Instagram got deleted because she’s “too pretty”
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovak model Veronika Rajek claims her Instagram account gets repeatedly deleted because she’s “too pretty” for peopleContinue Reading
Slovakia declares nature reserve to protect primeval forests
Bratislava, Slovakia – The Slovak government voted this week for the establishment of a new cross-country nature reserve to protectContinue Reading
More Czechs believe in aliens than in God, survey shows
Prague, Czech Republic – Most Czechs believe in alien life, a new study has found, while only a small minorityContinue Reading
EU Commission chief criticized for Vienna-Bratislava private flight
Bratislava, Slovakia – The head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has been accused of hypocrisy after mediaContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1806: Jan Henryk Dąbrowski led an uprising against Prussian occupation
On November 3, 1806, leading the first units of the French army, Polish General Jan Henryk Dąbrowski entered Poznań andContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1938: the First Vienna Award forced Czechoslovakia to surrender territory to Hungary
On November 2, 1938, orchestrated by the foreign ministers of Germany, Joachim von Ribbentrop, and of Italy, Galeazzo Ciano, theContinue Reading
International school in Prague introduces gender-neutral toilets
Prague, Czech Republic – The International School in Prague (ISP) has introduced gender-neutral toilets on its premises, Expats.cz reported thisContinue Reading
Will Poland hold its National Independence Day march this year?
Warsaw, Poland – Poland’s National Independence Day march, held every year in Warsaw on November 11, has once again beenContinue Reading
Czech Republic rocked by deadly cable car accident and murder-suicide shooting in Prague
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic was struck by two deadly tragedies yesterday. On Sunday afternoon, a cable-car operatingContinue Reading
No foul play in Roma man’s death, Czech police claim
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech police dismissed allegations that officers were responsible for the death of a Roma man lastContinue Reading
