The other Germans: How Sorbs are making a comeback in Central Europe
If you’re traveling in southeast Germany, in the area between Berlin and the Dreiländereck where Germany, Poland, and Czechia borderContinue Reading
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Opinion: George Floyd protests and Central Europe’s hypocrisy on racial justice
Bratislava, Slovakia – The current political climate in Europe and the United States is being swept up in the stormContinue Reading
Orbán calls top court ruling in Roma segregation case “unfair”
Budapest, Hungary – Viktor Orbán has called a Supreme Court landmark segregation ruling awarding damages to schoolchildren from the RomaContinue Reading
Slovakia orders complete lockdown of 5 Roma settlements to prevent coronavirus spread
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovak authorities have ordered the lockdown of Roma settlements after confirmation of several cases of coronavirus infection.Continue Reading
Slovakia reports first confirmed case of Covid-19 among Roma community
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia reported its first confirmed case of Covid-19 infection in the country’s Roma community, local watchdog Romea.czContinue Reading
Slovakia starts testing marginalized Roma community for coronavirus
Bratislava, Slovakia – A few days after the government’s initial announcement, Slovakia started testing its sizable Roma community for coronavirusContinue Reading
Slovakia: Big win for anti-corruption activists, but a loss for Hungarians?
Bratislava, Slovakia – The Slovak parliamentary elections, which took place at the end of February, had very interesting results. AndContinue Reading
Hungary’s controversial “national consultation” off-track amid virus lockdown
Budapest, Hungary – Government plans to hold a national consultation gauging citizens’ views on nine questions concerning, among others, segregationContinue Reading
Thousands march in Budapest to reject Orbán’s Roma hate campaign
Budapest, Hungary – On Sunday, February 23, thousands of protesters gathered at Nyugati train station in Budapest to protest againstContinue 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
Slovak prosecutor drops racism charges against former PM Robert Fico
Bratislava, Slovakia – A special prosecutor revoked the racism-related charges against former Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, the TASR newsContinue 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
Gyorgy Dragoman, a contemporary voice of Transylvania’s tragic past
Throughout the 20th century, Transylvania became an ethnic and ideological battlefield; disputed from one country to the other, by RomaniaContinue Reading
Slovak far-right lawmaker expelled for anti-Roma comments
Bratislava, Slovakia – A far-right MP has lost his seat in the Slovak Parliament after being found guilty of hateContinue Reading
Arte’s first Czech co-production to air next month
Prague, Czech Republic – ‘The Lynching’, hailed as the first co-production between French-German network Arte and Czech Television, will premiereContinue Reading
The Trianon treaty and Hungary’s identity crisis
In early 1905, Ferenc Kossuth’s nationalist Party of Independence and 48 shocked the Hungarian electorate. The party, led by revolutionaryContinue Reading
The ups and downs of Hungarians’ integration in Slovakia
Slovakia has many minorities living within its borders, from the historic Hungarian community in the south, to Ruthenians in theContinue Reading
Slovak companies team up to fight anti-Roma discrimination
Bratislava, Slovakia – Around 120 Slovak companies and businesses have joined a campaign to fight prejudices and discrimination against the RomaContinue Reading
Zuzana Caputova: Why did Slovakia’s Hungarian community choose her?
Last month, Slovakia elected its first female president, Zuzana Caputova after a long and tiring presidential campaign, which saw her defeatContinue Reading