After Prague-Brussels, RegioJet mulls Warsaw-Ostend night train route
Warsaw, Poland – A few weeks after revealing the 2022 launch of a new night train connecting Prague to Brussels,Continue Reading
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“Incomprehensible”: Germany slams Hungary’s Hong Kong veto
Budapest, Hungary – The German government has lashed out against Hungary’s decision to veto an EU statement criticising China’s crackdownContinue Reading
Netflix’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” now shooting near Prague
Prague, Czech Republic – The Netflix adaptation of the classic World War I novel All Quiet on the Western FrontContinue Reading
Czech Republic second most attractive CEE country, according to foreign investors
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic is the second most attractive country in Central and Eastern Europe, according toContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1757: Frederick the Great defeated the Habsburgs at the Battle of Prague
On May 6, 1757, Frederick the Great defeated the Austrian forces at the Battle of Prague during the Seven Years’Continue Reading
New night train to connect Prague, Berlin, Amsterdam and Brussels
Prague, Czech Republic – Going to sleep in Belgium and waking up in the Czech Republic, or vice versa? ThisContinue Reading
The Hungarian government goes on the offense against Germany and Austria
Budapest, Hungary – I find it very irritating when a political commentator begins a discussion of what I consider toContinue Reading
Poland’s Lewandowski becomes second-highest scorer in Bundesliga history
Warsaw, Poland – Poland’s superstar striker Robert Lewandowski became the second highest scorer in the history of the Bundesliga, Germany’sContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1939: Slovakia declared its independence to side with Nazi Germany
On March 14, 1939, Slovakia declared its independence from then-Czechoslovakia and became a client state of Nazi Germany until theContinue Reading
German broadcaster Deutsche Welle to create Hungarian-language content
Budapest, Hungary – German state broadcaster Deutsche Welle will start creating content in Hungarian language, its director general Peter LimbourgContinue Reading
COVID-19: Germany adds Czech Republic to list of “high-risk countries”
Prague, Czech Republic – Germany has included neighbouring Czech Republic on its updated list of countries considered high-risk, authorities announcedContinue Reading
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
On this Day, in 1918: the Greater Poland Uprising broke out against German rule
On December 27, 1918, after a patriotic speech by the famous composer Ignacy Paderewski, an uprising broke out in PoznańContinue Reading
Czech Republic faces legal action from Liechtenstein over decades-long property dispute
Prague, Czech Republic – The micro-state of Liechtenstein announced it had initiated legal action at the European Court of Human RightsContinue Reading
Pompeo inks deal to move 1,000 troops from Germany to Poland
Warsaw, Poland – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak signed “The Enhance Defence Co-operationContinue Reading