Central Europe lags in Freedom Barometer Index, Hungary last among EU member states
Budapest, Hungary – Central European countries are still lagging behind their Western neighbours in terms of political and economic freedom,Continue Reading
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Budapest, Hungary – Central European countries are still lagging behind their Western neighbours in terms of political and economic freedom,Continue Reading
Bratislava, Slovakia – Inspired by the murder of Slovak journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova, the political thrillerContinue Reading
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia looks all set for major change in the forthcoming general election on 29 February. Robert Fico’sContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – Local organization ‘Milion Moments for Democracy’ announced it will hold protests in Prague on March 1Continue Reading
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia has expelled a Vietnamese diplomat as tensions continue to grow between the two countries over aContinue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – In May, Viktor Orban marked the 10-year anniversary of his rise to power as Hungary’s Prime Minister.Continue Reading
Warsaw, Poland – All four countries from Central Europe have continued to drop precipitously in Transparency International’s annual Corruption PerceptionsContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – Ivan Bartos has been reelected as chairman of the Czech Pirate Party during the party’s nationalContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – British daily The Times has named Czech protest leader Mikuláš Minář, founder and leader of theContinue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – 2019 was an exciting year in Hungarian politics with two elections, a number of surprises, and aContinue Reading
Bratislava, Slovakia – Zoltan Andruskó, a key suspect in the Jan Kuciak murder case, has been sentenced to 15 yearsContinue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – On Monday 16 December, the mayors of Bratislava, Budapest, Prague and Warsaw all met in the HungarianContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – The ruling ANO party of Prime Minister Andrej Babis would have won a landslide victory ifContinue Reading
Bratislava, Slovakia – On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury included Marian Kocner, the notorious Slovak businessman accused ofContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets on Tuesday to call for the resignationContinue Reading