Two Dutch arrested in record drug bust at Sziget Festival in Budapest
Budapest, Hungary – Two Dutch nationals suspected of drug-trafficking were arrested over the week-end at the Sziget music festival inContinue Reading
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Direct flights between Chicago and Prague, Budapest and Krakow to launch next year
Prague, Czech Republic – As part of its long-rumored latest international expansion, American Airlines announced on Thursday new direct flightsContinue Reading
Prague and Brno in top 10 best student cities in the world
Brno, Czech Republic – The QS Best Student Cities 2019 has placed both Prague and Brno among the most attractiveContinue Reading
Thousands of Jewish athletes gather in Budapest as European Maccabi Games get under way
Budapest, Hungary – On Tuesday evening, Hungarian president János Áder officially opened the 15th European Maccabi Games in front of thousandsContinue Reading
Bratislava, Warsaw and Budapest ranked among most underrated cities in Europe
Bratislava, Slovakia – According to the Cultural Places website, Bratislava, Warsaw and Budapest count among the top 10 most underrated citiesContinue Reading
Meet Belau, the Budapest-based electronica duo spreading good vibes through the (sound) waves!
Kafkadesk spoke with Krisztián Buzás of the Hungarian award-winning electronica and chillwave duo Belau who will play at Sziget Fesitval’sContinue Reading
What are the most famous Hungarian brands and companies in the world?
Is anyone hungry around here? Admittedly, this is a very bad, but sadly typical joke that foreigners tell Hungarians. AsContinue Reading
Hungary blocks extradition of fugitive former Macedonian leader
Budapest, Hungary – The Gruevski saga continues, as a Budapest court rejected the request of North Macedonia to extradite itsContinue Reading
Viktor Orbán’s latest target: the Hungarian Academy of Science
The struggle for democratic and academic freedom in Hungary continues, with Orban’s latest attempt to consolidate power: after taking controlContinue Reading
Academic freedom once again in danger in Hungary
Budapest, Hungary – After the passing of the Hungarian government’s highly controversial bill in 2017, the so-called ‘lex CEU’ that prohibitsContinue Reading
Slovakia: Bratislava wins bid to host European Labour Authority
Bratislava, Slovakia – On Thursday, Bratislava won its bid to host the European Labour Authority (ELA), an EU agency createdContinue Reading
Aung San Suu Kyi slammed after cozying up to Viktor Orbán
Budapest, Hungary – Aung San Suu Kyi’s Central European tour didn’t restore her tarnished international standing. Quite the opposite. SuuContinue Reading
Prague, Warsaw and Budapest ranked among the most vegan-friendly cities in Europe
Budapest, Hungary – The capital cities of the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary are among the 10 best cities for vegansContinue Reading
Polish cities are the most congested in Central Europe
Warsaw, Poland – The Polish cities of Lodz, Krakow, Poznan, Warsaw and Wroclaw are the five most congested cities in CentralContinue Reading
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi visits Czech Republic and Hungary
Prague, Czech Republic – Myanmar’s state councilor and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi kicked off a one-weekContinue Reading
