Far-right candidate enters Poland’s presidential race
Warsaw, Poland – Krzysztof Bosak, a 37-year-old member of the Polish far-right Confederation (Konfederacja) party, was chosen as the movement’sContinue Reading
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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 far-right LSNS party polling in second place ahead of February elections
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia’s neo-Fascist ‘People’s Party Our Slovakia’ (LSNS) is polling in second place less than three months beforeContinue Reading
Poland and Hungary among the most anti-Semitic countries in Europe, says latest survey
Warsaw, Poland – The latest global survey conducted by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), an international Jewish non-governmental organisation based inContinue Reading
Controversial Sobieski statue displayed in Kraków after being rejected by Vienna
Kraków, Poland – After being rejected by the mayor of Vienna last summer for having an “anti-Turkish tone”, the controversial statue ofContinue Reading
The complex politics of Poland’s National Independence Day
Poland’s National Independence Day on November 11 commemorates the day that Poland regained its sovereignty after 123 years of partitionContinue Reading
Slovakia selects ‘Let There Be Light’ for official Oscars entry
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia has selected the drama feature movie ‘Let There Be Light’ as its official entry to competeContinue Reading
Czech government on the brink of collapse
Prague, Czech Republic – A political saga the likes of which the Czech Republic excels at. The minority government ofContinue Reading
Polish hotel cancels on German far-right gathering
Warsaw, Poland – A Polish hotel cancelled the booking made by Germany’s far-right party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) for aContinue Reading
Poland’s ruling party refuses to join EU’s far-right alliance
Warsaw, Poland – Italy’s Matteo Salvini has been dreaming of an EU-wide alliance of far-right and Eurosceptic parties. But behindContinue 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
Warsaw’s EU fest, Brno’s ultra-right clash, Orbán’s Italian wink… What’s new?
Didn’t have time to read the news lately? Kafkadesk’s got you covered. Here’s our recap of what’s been going onContinue Reading
Slovak court rejects ban of far-right party
Bratislava, Slovakia – Earlier this week, Slovakia’s highest court rejected a bid to ban the far-right People’s Party our SlovakiaContinue Reading
Holocaust denier likely to be denied entry to Poland
Warsaw, Poland – Poland is likely to bar Holocaust denier David Irving from entering Poland. Israel had urged Warsaw to denyContinue Reading
Polish right-wing paper runs ‘How to Spot a Jew’ article on front page
Warsaw, Poland – On Wednesday, the Polish-language weekly, Tylko Polska – Only Poland – ran on its front page an article that instructsContinue Reading
