Germany proposes joint border patrols with Poland amid migration surge
Warsaw, Poland – Germany has proposed to introduce joint border patrols with Poland to curb the ongoing migration surge, InteriorContinue Reading
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Missing 8-year-old girl found safe in Czech forest
Prague, Czech Republic – An eight-year-old German girl who went missing around the Czech-German border was found safe and soundContinue Reading
What’s behind Orban’s newly proclaimed pro-EU strategy?
Budapest, Hungary – There are times when I have nagging doubts about the conclusions of other respectable, even wise politicalContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1914: Hindenburg crushed Russia’s invasion plans at the Battle of Tannenberg
On August 30, 1914, in the early days of World War I, the German forces led by Paul von HindenburgContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1939: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
On August 23, 1939, German and Soviet foreign ministers Joachim von Ribbentrop and Vyacheslav Molotov signed a Treaty of Non-AggressionContinue Reading
Nord Stream 2: What’s at stake for Central and Eastern Europe?
Warsaw, Poland- The signing of the US-German deal in late July paving the way for the completion of the controversialContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1410: the Teutonic Knights were defeated at the Battle of Grunwald
On July 15, 1410, the alliance between the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania decisively defeated theContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1920: the “plebiscite areas” of East Prussia voted against joining Poland
On July 11, 1920, following the Paris Peace Conference, the “plebiscite areas” of East Prussia almost unanimously voted to remainContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1866: the Battle of Sadová sealed Prussian supremacy in Central Europe
On July 3, 1866, the Kingdom of Prussia defeated the Austrian Empire at the decisive Battle of Sadová in Bohemia,Continue Reading
EU orders Poland to halt coal mining after Czech complaint
Warsaw, Poland – The EU’s top court has ordered Poland to halt coal mining at the Turow mine, ruling inContinue Reading
Poland angered by President Biden’s Nord Stream II decision
Warsaw, Poland – Poland has reacted angrily to President Joe Biden’s decision to waive US sanctions on Nord Stream II,Continue Reading
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
“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