Ivanka Trump meets with Ukrainian refugees in Poland
Warsaw, Poland – Ivanka Trump recently travelled to Poland to meet with Ukrainian refugees who fled Russia’s invasion. “Over theContinue Reading
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“Ukrainians never helped us,” claims ex-Slovak leader
Bratislava, Slovakia – Former Prime Minister Robert Fico led a charge against Ukraine on Sunday, calling for Slovakia to stopContinue Reading
Romani war refugees from Ukraine are “economic migrants”, says Czech President
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech President Miloš Zeman has called Romani refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine “economic migrants”, localContinue 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
US First Lady to meet Ukrainian refugees in Slovakia and Romania
Bratislava, Slovakia – Jill Biden will travel to Romania and Slovakia later this week to meet with Ukrainian refugees displacedContinue Reading
Angelina Jolie visits Lviv and Warsaw as UN envoy
Warsaw, Poland – American actress Angelina Jolie was spotted in Warsaw and visited Lviv this week-end as part of aContinue Reading
In Poland, ordinary Russians start paying the price of Putin’s war
Gdansk, Poland – Some Russian and Belarusian nationals living in Poland are facing increasing cases of verbal abuse, threats, andContinue Reading
Romani war refugees segregated in Czech centre over accusations of theft
Prague, Czech Republic – Accused of theft, Romani war refugees from Ukraine are being forced to stay in a separateContinue Reading
Opinion: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a reckoning for Poland, and for Europe
Warsaw, Poland – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent an understandable shockwave across Europe. Poland, too, has woken up from someContinue Reading
Hungary shunned by V4 allies over response to Ukraine invasion
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary’s Central European allies are slowly turning their back on Budapest over what is seen as theContinue Reading
Road to Kossuth Square #5 – What about the Hungarian diaspora?
Hungarians will go to the polls on April 3 to decide who will represent them in parliament in the next 4 years.Continue Reading
Hungary requests access to EU funds to deal with Ukrainian refugee crisis
Budapest, Hungary – Prime Minister Viktor Orban has asked the European Commission to unblock all EU funds allocated to HungaryContinue Reading
As Poland calls for help, Gdańsk volunteers work day and night to support Ukrainian refugees
Gdansk, Poland – People rushing and lining up in front of help centres, crowds at the main train station, andContinue Reading
Warsaw and Krakow warn of saturation as Ukrainian refugees flock to Poland
Warsaw, Poland – Poland’s two largest cities warned that they might no longer be able to absorb the massive influxContinue Reading
Slovak citizenship by descent finally becomes law
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovak descendants worldwide can pop their champagne because it’s now official. On Monday March 7, Slovak PresidentContinue Reading
Slovakia passes citizenship by descent amendment
Bratislava, Slovakia – It’s said that good things come to those who wait. For Slovak descendants worldwide yearning for aContinue Reading
Poland-Belarus border wall sparks environmental and wildlife concerns
Warsaw, Poland – A few days ago, Polish contractors started building a wall along the country’s eastern border with BelarusContinue Reading
Tucker Carlson confuses Slovakia with Serbia in praising Hungary’s immigration strategy
Budapest, Hungary – In a TV interview on Fox News praising Hungary’s immigration policy, Tucker Carlson appeared to have mixedContinue Reading
Poland starts construction of Belarus border wall
Warsaw, Poland – Work began this week on the construction of a new wall along Poland’s eastern border aimed atContinue Reading
Czech Republic to send 150 troops to Poland-Belarus border
Warsaw, Poland – The Czech government announced it would send 150 soldiers to help Poland secure its eastern border withContinue Reading