Why is Poland creating a “pregnancy register”?
Warsaw, Poland – Concerns are growing in Poland after the conservative government revealed plans to create a so-called “pregnancy register”.Continue Reading
Tag: Healthcare
First cases of monkeypox detected in Central Europe
Prague, Czech Republic – The first few cases of monkeypox were detected in Central Europe as the Czech Republic, AustriaContinue Reading
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
No official gender change without surgery, Czech court rules
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Constitutional Court ruled that a sterilisation-inducing surgery will still be necessary for official genderContinue Reading
Is the “Polish economic miracle” at risk?
Warsaw, Poland – As the Polish government recently announced – quite prematurely for some – “the beginning of the endContinue Reading
Prague neurologist sentenced over gynecological examination of epileptic patients
Prague, Czech Republic – A Czech neurologist and epilepsy expert received a suspended sentence this week in a long-running caseContinue Reading
Czech annual deaths reach highest level since 1945
Prague, Czech Republic – More people have died last year in the Czech Republic than in any other year sinceContinue Reading
Who was Hana Horká, the Czech singer who died after deliberately catching Covid-19?
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech folk singer Hana Horká died a few days ago after intentionally contracting Covid-19 in orderContinue Reading
Prague and Bratislava mayors ranked among top 5 best in Europe in 2021
Prague, Czech Republic – Zdeněk Hřib and Matúš Vallo, the current mayors of Prague and Bratislava respectively, have been selectedContinue 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
Hungarian scientist Katalin Kariko to be showcased in HBO show on Covid vaccine race
Budapest, Hungary – The key role played by Katalin Kariko, the Hungarian biochemist whose work has proved essential for theContinue Reading
Czech Republic softens regulations on medical cannabis
Prague, Czech Republic – A new Czech law relaxes rules surrounding the prescription of medical cannabis and the regulations onContinue Reading
Cash for jabs: Slovakia offers €200 to over-60s for getting vaccinated
Bratislava, Slovakia – The Slovak government will give cash handouts to citizens aged over 60 who get vaccinated against Covid-19.Continue Reading
Polish “hyper-realistic” doll designer named on BBC list of inspiring women
Warsaw, Poland – Polish artist and doll designer Barbara Smolińska, whose hyper-realistic “reborn” dolls help women process a miscarriage orContinue 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
Czech scientist starts petition for mandatory Covid vaccination
Prague, Czech Republic – A few days after Austria became the first country in Europe to back mandatory vaccination againstContinue Reading
“I live in a country I don’t understand,” Caputova says in emotional plea to Slovaks
Bratislava, Slovakia – In an emotional public address, Slovak President Zuzana Caputova urged Slovaks to get vaccinated and expressed herContinue Reading
“They’re taking us for idiots”: In coal mine’s shadows, quarrelling Czechs and Poles fear for their futures
Turow, Poland – While the Czech and Polish governments negotiate a settlement to their dispute over the Turów mine, inhabitantsContinue Reading
Slovakia narrowly rejects law limiting access to abortion
Bratislava, Slovakia – The Slovak parliament narrowly rejected this week a legislation that would have tightened access to abortion. SlovakContinue Reading
Interview: “Most Polish women who come to get an abortion already have children”
Warsaw, Poland – The announcement by Poland’s Constitutional Court, to rule abortion of fetuses with severe or irreversible abnormalities unconstitutionalContinue Reading