Top Google searches in Central Europe in 2019
Budapest, Hungary – There are many ways to determine the most consequential and decisive events of the past year. OneContinue Reading
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Accused of promoting terrorism, former Prague Imam stands by his actions in court
Prague, Czech Republic – Former Prague Imam Samer Shehadeh, arrested in 2018 for promoting and funding terrorism, admitted on TuesdayContinue Reading
Czech mosque defaced with death threats in Brno
Brno, Czech Republic – A mosque in Brno, the Czech Republic’s second-largest city, was defaced with death threats on Friday,Continue 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
Slovakia: Second Jewish cemetery desecrated this month
Bratislava, Slovakia – Tombstones at a Jewish cemetery in Slovakia were vandalized for the second time this month. Nearly twoContinue Reading
Two men arrested in Hungary for murder of young Serb in Bratislava
Bratislava, Slovakia – Hungarian authorities arrested two men suspected of the murder of a young Serbian national in Bratislava lastContinue 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
Gunman kills himself after Czech hospital shooting leaves six dead
Prague, Czech Republic – Six people have been killed in a shooting at a Czech teaching hospital in the north-easternContinue Reading
Poland makes biggest cocaine bust in last 30 years
Warsaw, Poland – Poland has just successfully conducted one of its biggest crackdowns on drug cartels and cocaine smugglers, accordingContinue Reading
Slovak police press charges against former PM Fico for inciting racial hatred
Bratislava, Slovakia – Former Prime Minister and chairman of the ruling Smer party Robert Fico has been officially charged byContinue Reading
Hungary and Slovakia have EU’s lowest rate of robberies
Budapest, Hungary – Slovakia and Hungary boast the lowest rate of robberies among EU countries, Eurostat data shows. With onlyContinue Reading
Slovakia: Kuciak murder trial to start next month
Bratislava, Slovakia – The trial of the four people accused of the murder of Jan Kuciak will officially begin nextContinue Reading
Czech Republic and Poland have among lowest homicide rates in the EU
Prague, Czech Republic – According to Eurostat, the Czech Republic boasts among the lowest homicide rates in the EU. WithContinue Reading
Hungary drops controversial judicial reform
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary has dropped its controversial administrative courts judicial reform, Justice Minister Judit Varga told the state newsContinue Reading
Warsaw and Budapest among the EU’s most-surveilled cities
Warsaw, Poland – With 7.85 CCTV cameras per 1,000 people, Warsaw ranks in the top three most-surveilled cities in theContinue Reading