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
Tag: Climate & Environment
Interview: “The Danube has long been a frontier and a battlefield”
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with Emmanuel Ruben, a French author and geographer. He recently published On the Danube’s path (SurContinue Reading
Czech Republic takes Poland to court over coal mine: Why it matters
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic will file an EU lawsuit against Poland over the expansion of the TurówContinue Reading
Meet the tree-planting “commando” making Budapest a little greener
Unlike Prague, Budapest is not known for being home to many public parks. So András Györfi took matters in hisContinue Reading
Krakow and Prague ranked among greenest cities in Europe
Krakow, Poland – The Polish city of Krakow and the Czech capital of Prague have been ranked among the topContinue Reading
Czech Republic moves to ban single-use plastic items
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech government has approved a bill designed to significantly reduce the use of plastic items.Continue Reading
Slovak designer wins top architecture prize for ocean cleaning facility
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovak designer Lenka Petrakova has won a prestigious international architecture prize for a prototype ocean cleaning facility.Continue Reading
Where to go second-hand shopping in Budapest?
Fast fashion is responsible for 10% of global greenhouse emissions and 20% of wastewater, and the industry sucks up more energy thanContinue Reading
Meet Coffewear, the young Budapest-based brand redesigning your waste
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary might be one of the worst recyclers in the EU, that doesn’t mean nothing is beingContinue Reading
Poland stands out as the most polluted country in Europe
Warsaw, Poland – According to a new report by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago, Poland, Slovakia,Continue Reading
Czech Republic’s “first-ever” floating 3D-printed house now complete
Prague, Czech Republic – The “first-ever floating 3D-printed house in the world”, according to Czech sculptor Michal Trpák, has beenContinue Reading
Czech sculptor creates 3D-printed floating house to be displayed in Prague
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech sculptor Michal Trpak has teamed up with a group of architects to create the CzechContinue Reading
Gazprom in talks to retroactively raise price of gas sold to Poland
Warsaw, Poland – Russian gas giant Gazprom announced it was in talks with Poland’s state-run gas company PGNiG to retroactivelyContinue Reading
Russian gas transit to Europe via Poland halted as transit deal expires
Warsaw, Poland – Gas transit via the Yamal-Europe pipeline which carries Russian gas through Belarus and Poland to Germany hasContinue Reading
Czech Republic joins EU climate neutrality goal
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic has officially signed up to the European Union’s goal to achieve climate neutralityContinue Reading