Famous Hungarians in history: Franz Liszt, the Virtuoso
Budapest, Hungary – The quintessential Romantic musician and artist, Hungarian-born Franz Liszt was arguably the most brilliant piano virtuoso ofContinue Reading
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Slovakia extends flight ban until May 28
Bratislava, Slovakia – The Slovak government has decided to extend the country-wide flight ban until May 28, local Sme dailyContinue Reading
Czech Airlines to resume flights to 7 European destinations in May
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech Airlines will resume flights to seven destinations in Europe this month, the company said inContinue Reading
Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria discuss possible “little Schengen” by July
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria hope to open their common borders and to create aContinue Reading
Hungary’s move to oust Central European University ‘broke EU law’
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary’s legislation that prompted the Soros-founded Central European University to relocate from Budapest to Vienna is incompatibleContinue Reading
Five Czech tourists killed in avalanche in Austria
Prague, Czech Republic – Five Czech tourists were killed on Sunday morning in an avalanche in Austria, the Czech NewsContinue Reading
How Czech-born Matthias Sindelar became Austria’s greatest ever football player
In the canon of modern football outside of Austria, Matthias Sindelar, voted Austria’s greatest ever football player in 2004, doesContinue Reading
Insight: To be or not to be Hungarian?
The recent election in the United Kingdom has made the likelihood of a hard Brexit more likely with each day.Continue Reading
Controversial Sobieski statue displayed in Krakow after being rejected by Vienna
Krakow, Poland – After being rejected by the mayor of Vienna last summer for having an “anti-Turkish tone”, the controversial statue ofContinue Reading
Olga Tokarczuk’s Nobel Prize, and what Central Europe has to say to the world
For the first time since 1943, no Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded in 2018 due to a scandal ofContinue Reading
Hungary: Human traffickers receive life sentence for death of 71 migrants
Budapest, Hungary – On Thursday, a Hungarian court of appeals in the southern city of Szeged sentenced four foreign migrantsContinue Reading
Should the Visegrad Group expand?
Brno, Czech Republic – The possible expansion of the Visegrad Group is a recurring topic in Central European politics, andContinue Reading
Slovakia and Austria clash over nuclear energy
Bratislava, Slovakia – On Monday, Slovakia announced it would delay – once again – the long-awaited plans to expand theContinue Reading
Czech Republic to introduce Europe’s highest tax on digital giants
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech government announced it would introduce a 7% digital tax in a bid to targetContinue Reading
Czechs and Slovaks sue Austria over cuts in family benefits
Bratislava, Slovakia – An increasing alignment of views between the leaders of the Visegrad Group (Slovakia, the Czech Republic, PolandContinue Reading