Belgium to fund abortions for Polish women after near-total ban
Warsaw, Poland – The Belgian government announced it would become the first country in the world to fund abortions forContinue Reading
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Hungary has no place in the EU, says Dutch PM
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary has no place in the EU anymore with its new law on homosexuality, Dutch Prime MinisterContinue Reading
After Prague-Brussels, RegioJet mulls Warsaw-Ostend night train route
Warsaw, Poland – A few weeks after revealing the 2022 launch of a new night train connecting Prague to Brussels,Continue Reading
New night train to connect Prague, Berlin, Amsterdam and Brussels
Prague, Czech Republic – Going to sleep in Belgium and waking up in the Czech Republic, or vice versa? ThisContinue Reading
Controversial Czech artist David Černý barred from entering Prague-Brussels flight
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech artist and sculptor David Černý was barred last week from entering a plane in Prague,Continue Reading
Stage four of Tour de Pologne neutralised after Bjorg Lambrecht’s death
Kraków, Poland – Stage four of the Tour de Pologne was neutralised and shortened following the death of 22-year-old Belgian cyclistContinue Reading
Belgian cyclist Bjorg Lambrecht dies after crash on Tour de Pologne
Kraków, Poland – 22-year-old Belgian cyclist Bjorg Lambrecht has died after crashing approximately halfway through stage 3 of the Tour de Pologne. EarlyContinue Reading
Prague forced to postpone ban on beer bikes
Prague, Czech Republic – The city of Prague has been forced to postpone its planned ban on beer bikes after aContinue Reading
Post-Brexit U.K. passports could be made in Poland
Warsaw, Poland – The next British passports, arguably the most tangible symbol of the U.K.’s self-declared strive to regain itsContinue Reading
Slovakia’s Zuzana Caputova side-steps journalist’s ‘sexist’ outfit question
Bratislava, Slovakia – After visiting the Czech Republic for her first foreign trip, Slovak President Zuzana Caputova chose Brussels forContinue Reading
Shot fired on plane carrying Czech PM Babis prompts police investigation
Prague, Czech Republic – A police investigation has been launched after a bodyguard of Andrej Babis accidentally fired his serviceContinue Reading
Dutch attackers of Prague waiter sentenced to jail
Prague, Czech Republic – Two Dutch nationals accused of severely beating up a waiter in Prague last year were sentenced,Continue Reading
The Curious Dutchman: “Bratislava is a very inviting city, liberal and open-minded to other cultures”
Bratislava, Slovakia – This week, Kafkadesk sat down with Boudewijn ‘Boudy’ Dekker, a Dutch expat in Bratislava who holds an insightfulContinue Reading