Czech volunteers rush to provide psychological help to Ukrainian child refugees
Prague, Czech Republic – Free access to playrooms, volunteer psychological assistance and various art classes and sports activities have sprungContinue Reading
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Czech women’s struggle for job equality highlights enduring gender inequity
Prague, Czech Republic – If the road to inequality is paved with good intentions, Czech women might know one orContinue Reading
Hungary’s population sees sharpest decline in almost 150 years
Budapest, Hungary – The population of Hungary has experienced its steepest annual drop in nearly 150 years as a resultContinue Reading
Poland’s plan to register all pregnancies sparks concerns
Warsaw, Poland – Poland’s Health Ministry proposed a plan to officially register each pregnancy, Politico reported, sparking concerns the moveContinue Reading
Young Slovaks among last to leave parental nest in the EU
Bratislava, Slovakia – Young Slovak adults are among the last to leave the parental nest in the EU, according toContinue Reading
Czech Republic moves to extend paid paternity leave
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech lower house of Parliament on Wednesday passed an amendment that could extend the paidContinue Reading
“In my 30s”: Czech men, women getting married at later age
Brno, Czech Republic – Czechs are getting married at an increasingly later age, according to local media Novinky.cz, citing dataContinue Reading
V4 “Family Declaration” seen as vehicle for social conservative drive in EU
It looks like a benign, if rather anodyne, document expressing support for families. But the “Declaration Pro Familia” signed byContinue Reading
Hungary sees significant increase in marriages
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary now has the third highest rate of new marriages in the European Union, according to newContinue Reading
Visegrad countries launch “pro-family coalition”: What is it about?
Prague, Czech Republic – The four members of the Visegrad Group (Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary) launched a “pro-familyContinue Reading
Czech marriage equality bill faces uncertain future after “historic vote”
Prague, Czech Republic – Despite the Czech Republic inching closer to legalising same-sex marriage following Thursday’s “historic vote“, the fateContinue Reading
Poland to introduce adoption ban for gay people, even as single parents
Warsaw, Poland – People living in same-sex couples will be banned from adopting children even as single parents, the PolishContinue Reading
CineClub: Pieces of a Woman (2020), by Kornél Mundruczó
Revisiting old classics, discovering hidden gems and exploring the contemporary movie scene: every month, Kafkadesk’s CineClub brings you new insights and expertContinue Reading
Hungarian goalkeeper Gulacsi condemns adoption ban for LGBT couples
Budapest, Hungary – Peter Gulacsi, the Hungarian goalkeeper of RB Leipzig, condemned a law that effectively bans LGBT couples fromContinue Reading
Hungarian supermarket plays match-maker on Valentine’s Day with “single’s baskets”
Budapest, Hungary – Amid the doom and gloom of the lingering pandemic, a Hungarian supermarket took matters into its ownContinue Reading
Breakups and divorces to increase as Czechs struggle with “COVID fatigue”
Prague, Czech Republic – Breakups and divorces are set to increase in the Czech Republic as people are finding itContinue Reading
Over half of young Slovak adults live with their parents, according to Eurostat
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovaks are among the last to leave the parental household in the EU, new figures released byContinue Reading
Czech Republic among best countries in the world to raise a family, says new ranking
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic has been ranked among the top 10 best countries in the world toContinue Reading
Use of birth control pills in the Czech Republic drops to all-time low
Prague, Czech Republic – The use of birth control pills in the Czech Republic has dropped by nearly one halfContinue Reading
Hungary’s LGBT community faces ‘concentrated attacks’, warns rights group
Budapest, Hungary – A local rights organizations has warned that the situation of Hungary’s gay and LGBT community is quicklyContinue Reading