Hungary and Czech Republic have EU’s two fastest-growing housing prices
Budapest, Hungary – Housing and property prices rose at their fastest pace in Hungary and the Czech Republic at theContinue Reading
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Czech President Zeman sends video-greeting to far-right party
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech President Milos Zeman sent a video-greeting to the conference of the far-right Freedom and Direct DemocracyContinue Reading
Post-Brexit U.K. passports could be made in Poland
Warsaw, Poland – The next British passports, arguably the most tangible symbol of the U.K.’s self-declared strive to regain itsContinue Reading
The Borders of Justice: Human Rights Violations at Hungary’s Southern Borders
The year 2015 hadn’t started off well for the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. After winning his second two-thirds constitutionalContinue Reading
Amnesty International accuses Poland of judiciary ‘witch-hunt’
Warsaw, Poland – International human rights watchdog Amnesty International slammed Poland over its attempts to interfere in the judicial system.Continue Reading
Dual quality products: Still an East vs. West debate?
Brno, Czech Republic – A long-standing claim and source of frustration among Central and Eastern European countries, including the Visegrad Group,Continue Reading
Czech Republic still EU’s unemployment champion
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic continues to boast the lowest unemployment rate in the EU. Czech Republic hasContinue Reading
Slovakia’s eastern Prešov region a symbol of country’s regional disparities
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia may rank among the fastest-growing economies in Europe, the wealth gap between its regions is amongContinue Reading
Slovakia’s Zuzana Caputova side-steps journalist’s ‘sexist’ question about outfit
Bratislava, Slovakia – After visiting the Czech Republic for her first foreign trip, Slovak President Zuzana Caputova chose Brussels forContinue Reading
Czech Prime Minister survives no-confidence vote in Parliament
Prague, Czech Republic – As widely expected, the government of Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis survived a vote of no-confidenceContinue Reading
Czech President Zeman to attend Victory Day celebrations in Moscow
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech President Milos Zeman will once again head to Moscow next year to commemorate the 75thContinue Reading
How much does Central Europe spend in family benefits?
Krakow, Poland – New data from the EU’s statistical office sheds some light on how much European member states spendContinue Reading
Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary torpedo EU climate goals
Brussels, Belgium – Poland, joined at the last minute by the governments of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Estonia, blockedContinue Reading
Poland has EU’s second highest rate of temporary employees
Warsaw, Poland – According to Eurostat, Poland has the second highest rate of temporary employees in the EU in 2018 (24%Continue Reading
Slovak and Polish writers awarded EU Prize for Literature
Bratislava, Slovakia – Last week, two up-and-coming and talented Slovak and Polish writers were awarded the EU Prize for LiteratureContinue Reading
