What are Poles and Hungarians most worried about?
Warsaw, Poland – An extensive international Ipsos poll, released last month, sheds some light on the most worrisome issues for citizensContinue Reading
Tag: Corruption
Czech President vows to end prosecution against PM Babis ‘if necessary’
Prague, Czech Republic – During an interview with Barrandov TV station on Thursday, Czech President Milos Zeman said he couldContinue Reading
Prague prosecutors drop EU fraud case against Czech PM Andrej Babis
Prague, Czech Republic – Public prosecutors have halted the 4-year-long criminal fraud investigation against Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis. ProsecutorsContinue Reading
Slovakia rocked by latest revelations in Kocner/Kuciak murder case
The last few weeks have seen many interesting and disturbing twists regarding the trial of Marian Kocner, an influential SlovakContinue Reading
Slovakia urged to step up fight against corruption
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia is not doing enough to fight corruption, according to the Council of Europe. In its evaluationContinue Reading
Slovakia: Controversial ex-PM Vladimir Meciar is returning to politics
Brno, Czech Republic – The “Slovak Putin”, “the Trump of Slovakia” or “the actual head of Slovak organised crime”…these areContinue Reading
Stork’s Nest: Czech police launch new investigation for tax evasion into PM’s business dealings
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis’ judicial problems are accumulating. Czech police have launched a new criminalContinue Reading
Transparency International sues Czech Prime Minister
Prague, Czech Republic – In a statement released on Friday, the Czech branch of international corruption watchdog Transparency International announcedContinue 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
Transparency International demands public apology from Czech PM Babiš
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech branch of international corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI) has demanded that Prime Minister AndrejContinue Reading
Čaputová’s Progressive Slovakia Party on the rise ahead of EU elections
One month after the victory of Zuzana Čaputová as a candidate of Progressive Slovakia (PS) in Slovakia’s presidential elections, theContinue Reading
Slovakia: Jan Kuciak receives posthumous national journalism award
Bratislava, Slovakia – Jan Kuciak, the investigative reporter murdered one year ago with his fiancee, was awarded this week the nationalContinue Reading
Slovakia’s Smer, Czech Euroscepticism and Poland’s catechism in troubled waters… What’s new?
Didn’t have time to read the news lately? Kafkadesk’s got you covered. Here’s our recap of what’s been going on:Continue Reading
Czech police propose indictment of PM Babis for EU fraud
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech police have proposed pressing formal charges against Prime Minister Andrej Babis for EU subsidy fraudContinue Reading
Slovakia: European Parliament deplores “serious shortcomings” in rule of law
Bratislava, Slovakia – On Thursday, members of the European Parliament passed a resolution condemning the “continuous efforts of a growing numberContinue Reading
