Quarantine diaries: “Not only will we survive this virus, but we can come out stronger”
Welcome to Kafkadesk’s Quarantine Diaries, our new segment gathering testimonials from across Central Europe to understand how people in Poland,Continue Reading
Tag: Hungary
Hungary named Europe’s healthiest democracy
Budapest, Hungary – Amid the doom and gloom brought on by the coronavirus outbreak, there is a shimmer of hope.Continue Reading
George Soros donates €1m to Budapest in fight against coronavirus
Budapest, Hungary – George Soros’ Open Society Foundations has donated 1 million euros to the city of Budapest, in orderContinue Reading
Hungary’s ‘coronavirus emergency law’ sparks mounting fears of authoritarian power grab
Budapest, Hungary – The United Nations, along with numerous NGOs and civil society organizations, have expressed deep concerns regarding Hungary’sContinue Reading
A warning from Hungary: democracies can also be “suspended”
Budapest, Hungary – Dealing with the coronavirus crisis is often presented as a choice between saving the economy and protectingContinue Reading
Prague and Bratislava among richest regions in the EU
Bratislava, Slovakia – According to new Eurostat data, Prague and Bratislava ranked among the richest regions in the European UnionContinue Reading
Visegrad countries have among Europe’s highest share of hospital beds per capita
Budapest, Hungary – According to recent statistics comparing the number of hospital beds in Europe, Visegrad Group countries (Czech Republic,Continue Reading
Slovaks are the most worried about coronavirus in Central Europe
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovaks fear the coronavirus more than their Central European neighbours, a recent poll has shown. According toContinue Reading
Czechs rank among world’s happiest nations, Hungarians among unhappiest in Europe
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic has been named among the 20 happiest countries in the world, according toContinue Reading
Coronavirus: Why are Czechs and Hungarians panic-buying guns?
Budapest, Hungary – As the COVID-19 global pandemic continues to spread in Central Europe and all around the world, HungariansContinue Reading
Hungary “weaponizes coronavirus to stoke xenophobia”, warns rights group
Budapest, Hungary – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is using the coronavirus crisis to “fuel xenophobic and anti-migrant rhetoric ratherContinue Reading
Czech Republic could face recession in 2020, Poland and Hungary to stagnate
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic’s gross domestic product is likely to drop this year as a result ofContinue Reading
Coronavirus: ‘English exceptionalism’ in the face of a European state of emergency?
For much of the 20th Century, the idea that the United States of America was inherently different to other nationsContinue Reading
Hungary: Right-wing media spreads ‘fake news’ linking missing CEU student to coronavirus
Budapest, Hungary – As previously reported, Raza Khan, a Pakistani master’s student at the Central European University, has been missingContinue Reading
Slovakia: Big win for anti-corruption activists, but a loss for Hungarians?
Bratislava, Slovakia – The Slovak parliamentary elections, which took place at the end of February, had very interesting results. AfterContinue Reading
