Poland’s Catholic Church unveils report on pedophilia and sexual abuse
Warsaw, Poland – The Polish Catholic Church has released a report admitting that Polish clergymen have been guilty of sexualContinue Reading
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Czech Republic: Seven charged with illegal production and sale of marijuana
Prague, Czech Republic – Seven people were charged earlier this week with illegal production and sale of marijuana, according to localContinue Reading
Czech Republic not doing enough to combat money-laundering
Strasbourg, France – In a report published this month, the Council of Europe’s anti-money laundering agency Moneyval notes that althoughContinue Reading
Slovakia’s Constitutional Court forced to near-shutdown over political row
Bratislava, Slovakia – The Constitutional Court in Slovakia has been forced into near-shutdown over the failure to nominate the successorsContinue Reading
Czech Republic considering reimbursing medical marijuana
Brno, Czech Republic – The Czech Ministry of Health proposed that medical marijuana be reimbursed by state social and healthContinue Reading
Reaching for the stars: Slovakia’s weirdest Guinness World Records
Kosice, Slovakia – “Record breaking is a serious business”, the Guinness World Record Association warns on its website. Be thatContinue Reading
Former Slovak PM Robert Fico seeks new job as Constitutional Court judge
Bratislava, Slovakia – Despite his resignation as Prime Minister last year in the wake of Jan Kuciak’s murder and the mass protestsContinue Reading
‘Escape Room’ fire kills five teenage girls in Poland
Warsaw, Poland – Five teenage girls died yesterday after a fire broke out at an Escape Room game in the cityContinue Reading
Central European countries among safest in the EU
Prague, Czech Republic – According to data released last week by Eurostat, the EU statistical office, Central European nations rankContinue Reading
Polish ruling party goes through a rough patch
Warsaw, Poland – A month after its bitter-sweet win in local elections, the Polish ruling Law and Justice party isContinue Reading
Oscar-nominated US cinematographer released after alleged assault in Poland
Warsaw, Poland – Matthew Libatique, the Oscar-nominated American cinematographer behind Black Swan and A Star is Born, has been releasedContinue Reading
Polish hitman and far-right cult figure Janusz Walus could soon come home
Pretoria, South Africa – Janusz Walus, who shot dead South African communist leader and fierce opponent of the arartheid governmentContinue Reading
Former Prague Imam in custody for alleged promotion of terrorism
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech authorities announced that former Prague Imam Samer Shehadeh had been taken into pre-trial custody, alongContinue Reading
Hungary: “Migrant tripping” camerawoman acquitted by high court
Budapest, Hungary – On Tuesday, Hungary’s Supreme court acquitted journalist and camerawoman Petra Lazslo over a highly mediatized incident thatContinue Reading
EU Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova on whistleblowers, delators, and how to tell the difference
Brussels, Belgium – In an interview with Spanish daily El Pais, Czech-born EU Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender EqualityContinue Reading