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
Tag: Corruption
Slovak political thriller inspired by Jan Kuciak murder sets new box-office record
Bratislava, Slovakia – Inspired by the murder of Slovak journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova, the political thrillerContinue Reading
Slovakia: The resistible rise of Marian Kotleba
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia looks all set for major change in the forthcoming general election on 29 February. Robert Fico’sContinue Reading
Czech Republic: Protests to resume next month to ‘defend democratic institutions’
Prague, Czech Republic – Local organization ‘Milion Moments for Democracy’ announced it will hold protests in Prague on March 1Continue Reading
Slovakia expels Vietnamese diplomat over kidnapping scandal
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia has expelled a Vietnamese diplomat as tensions continue to grow between the two countries over aContinue Reading
The Orban years: A look back on one decade of unchecked power and mixed results
Budapest, Hungary – In May, Viktor Orban marked the 10-year anniversary of his rise to power as Hungary’s Prime Minister.Continue Reading
Central Europe continues to slip in corruption index
Warsaw, Poland – All four countries from Central Europe have continued to drop precipitously in Transparency International’s annual Corruption PerceptionsContinue Reading
Ivan Bartos reelected as head of the Czech Pirate Party
Prague, Czech Republic – Ivan Bartos has been reelected as chairman of the Czech Pirate Party during the party’s nationalContinue Reading
Czech protest leader named among world’s 20 ‘rising stars’ by The Times
Prague, Czech Republic – British daily The Times has named Czech protest leader Mikuláš Minář, founder and leader of theContinue Reading
Orgies, megaphones and parking-mafias… a year in Hungarian politics
Budapest, Hungary – 2019 was an exciting year in Hungarian politics with two elections, a number of surprises, and aContinue Reading
Slovakia: First suspect in Jan Kuciak murder case sentenced to 15 years in prison
Bratislava, Slovakia – Zoltan Andruskó, a key suspect in the Jan Kuciak murder case, has been sentenced to 15 yearsContinue Reading
Central European capitals sign “Pact of Free Cities” against populism
Budapest, Hungary – On Monday 16 December, the mayors of Bratislava, Budapest, Prague and Warsaw all met in the HungarianContinue Reading
Czech Republic’s ANO would win landslide victory, new poll shows
Prague, Czech Republic – The ruling ANO party of Prime Minister Andrej Babis would have won a landslide victory ifContinue Reading
Slovak businessman Marian Kocner put on U.S. blacklist
Bratislava, Slovakia – On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury included Marian Kocner, the notorious Slovak businessman accused ofContinue Reading
Under fresh scrutiny, Czech PM Babis faces renewed pressure from the streets
Prague, Czech Republic – Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets on Tuesday to call for the resignationContinue Reading