Ultra-local news from Central Europe
Warsaw, Poland – The announcement by Poland’s Constitutional Court, to rule abortion of fetuses with severe or irreversible abnormalities unconstitutionalContinue Reading
Warsaw, Poland – The Belgian government announced it would become the first country in the world to fund abortions forContinue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary has agreed to domestically produce China’s Sinopharm anti-Covid vaccine, Reuters reported earlier this week. The HungarianContinue Reading
Bratislava, Slovakia – In a U-turn to the rules initially approved, unvaccinated Slovaks will be allowed to attend the eventsContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – An increasing number of Czech teenagers identify as transgender, a team of researchers has found. AccordingContinue Reading
Bratislava, Slovakia – Around 35,000 people have so far registered for events surrounding Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to Slovakia nextContinue Reading
Warsaw, Poland – Poland will soon start offering third doses of the Covid vaccine to people with reduced immunity, HealthContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – The first brain bank in Central and Eastern Europe recently opened in Prague, local media reported.Continue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic will offer a third dose of the Covid vaccines to high-risk groups, HealthContinue Reading
Brno, Czech Republic – With the summer coming to an end and the start of the school year approaching, governmentsContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – A selected group of people should soon be offered a third dose of anti-Covid vaccine, CzechContinue Reading
On August 14, 1370, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia Charles IV granted city privileges to Carlsbad (now knownContinue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – Hungarian-born Katalin Karikó has been recognised as part of Emerging Europe’s latest awards programme for her workContinue Reading
Bratislava, Slovakia – More than half of the adult population in Central Europe is considered overweight, according to new figuresContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – Employees working in the state administration who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 could receive a two-dayContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic is close to achieving herd immunity against Covid-19, biochemist Zdenek Hostomsky said inContinue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – Today I’ll recount a bizarre story, which begins in the world of sports and ends in theContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – Hungary will send an additional 100,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses to the Czech Republic, Prime Minister AndrejContinue Reading
Brno, Czech Republic – A children’s goods store in the Czech city of Olomouc has faced a public outcry afterContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – The lower house of the Czech Parliament approved a bill to financially compensate Roma women victimsContinue Reading