Prague and Bratislava mayors ranked among top 5 best in Europe in 2021
Prague, Czech Republic – Zdeněk Hřib and Matúš Vallo, the current mayors of Prague and Bratislava respectively, have been selectedContinue Reading
Tag: Climate & Environment
Polish ambassador to the Czech Republic recalled weeks after taking office
Prague, Czech Republic – Poland’s new ambassador to the Czech Republic is to be recalled after criticizing his own governmentContinue Reading
“They’re taking us for idiots”: In coal mine’s shadows, quarrelling Czechs and Poles fear for their futures
Turow, Poland – While the Czech and Polish governments negotiate a settlement to their dispute over the Turów mine, inhabitantsContinue 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
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
Poland ordered to pay half a million euros a day over border dispute with Czechs
Warsaw, Poland – Poland has been ordered to pay a daily penalty of €500,000 to the European Commission over itsContinue Reading
Lublin named greenest city in Poland
Warsaw, Poland- The eastern Polish city of Lublin has been named the greenest municipality in the country, according to aContinue Reading
Visegrad nations send firefighters to help Greece tackle raging wildfires
Bratislava, Slovakia – Visegrad countries have joined an international wave of support and said they were sending firefighters to GreeceContinue Reading
Czech Republic asks for daily fine of €5 million against Poland over coal mine dispute
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic will ask the EU’s top court to impose a fine of €5 millionContinue Reading
Hungary bans single-use plastic items in line with EU directive
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary will ban a number of single-use plastic items as part of the EU’s bid to reduceContinue Reading
EU orders Poland to halt coal mining after Czech complaint
Warsaw, Poland – The EU’s top court has ordered Poland to halt coal mining at the Turow mine, ruling inContinue Reading
Slovakia bans wolf hunting after years of debate
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia has passed new legislation introducing a total ban on wolf hunting as of next month. AccordingContinue Reading
Czech Republic hit by hypothetical asteroid in NASA simulation
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic was the epicenter of an asteroid hitting Earth in a simulation led byContinue 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
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