Czech PM Andrej Babis drops plans to build orphanage in Syria
Prague, Czech Republic – Prime Minister Andrej Babis announced he had abandoned plans for the Czech Republic to build anContinue Reading
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Poland poised to be main beneficiary of EU’s €100-billion climate fund
Warsaw, Poland – Poland will be the top beneficiary of the €100-billion EU climate fund meant to help coal-reliant regionsContinue Reading
Czech students criticize Orbán’s ‘inappropriate’ presence at Prague State Opera reopening
Prague, Czech Republic – A group of Czech students from the Academy of Performing Arts (AMU) have published an openContinue Reading
Prague opens first Expat Centre to smooth integration of foreigners
Prague, Czech Republic – The city of Prague has opened its first Expat Centre to cater to foreigners, help themContinue Reading
Czech Republic: Eight dead, dozens injured after fire at asylum for mentally ill
Prague, Czech Republic – Eight people have died after a fire broke out at an asylum for people suffering fromContinue Reading
Number of foreigners in Poland reaches historic high in 2020
Warsaw, Poland – The number of foreigners living in Poland has reached an all-time high of 423,000 at the beginningContinue Reading
After Poland, Hungary and Slovakia, first H5N8 bird flu case detected in Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic is the latest Central European country to be hit by an outbreak ofContinue Reading
First direct flights between Prague and Hanoi to launch in April
Prague, Czech Republic – Vietnamese low-cost start-up carrier Bamboo Airways announced it will be launching direct flights between Prague andContinue Reading
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KafkaDigest: Central Europe in the Spotlight
Every Sunday, check out our weekly press roundup of the best pieces and most insightful articles on Central Europe inContinue Reading
Poland ranks first in food security index in Central and Eastern Europe
Warsaw, Poland – Ranked 24th worldwide in The Economist’s annual ‘Global Food Security Index’ 2019, Poland takes the top spotContinue Reading
Interview: A behind-the-scenes look at the former Eastern bloc’s secret police
With the fall of the Iron Curtain at the end of 1989 came the collapse of the communist regimes ofContinue Reading
Czech Republic and Slovakia set new car production records in 2019
Bratislava, Slovakia – Both the Czech Republic and Slovakia have produced an unprecedented amount of cars in 2019, setting aContinue Reading
Czech President Zeman confirms V-Day presence in Moscow, pulls out of China trip
Prague, Czech Republic – In an interview with local outlet Blesk.cz, Czech President Milos Zeman confirmed he will attend theContinue Reading
Polish film Corpus Christi nominated for Oscar
Warsaw, Poland – A year after Paweł Pawlikowski’s Cold War, Jan Komasa’s Corpus Christi, known in Polish as Boże Ciało, hasContinue Reading
Prominent Czech filmmaker Ivan Passer dies at 86
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech-born screenwriter, director and filmmaker Ivan Passer passed away last week at the age of 86Continue Reading
