The Orban years: A look back on one decade of unchecked power and mixed results
Budapest, Hungary – May 29, 2020, will mark the 10-year anniversary of Viktor Orban’s rise to power as Hungary’s PrimeContinue Reading
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Foreigners make up 13% of workforce in Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic – The share of foreigners in the Czech Republic’s workforce has doubled in the past decade, accordingContinue Reading
Czech PM Andrej Babis drops plans to build orphanage in Syria
Prague, Czech Republic – Prime Minister Andrej Babis announced he had abandoned plans for the Czech Republic to build anContinue Reading
Prague opens first Expat Centre to smooth integration of foreigners
Prague, Czech Republic – The city of Prague has opened its first Expat Centre to cater to foreigners, help themContinue Reading
Number of foreigners in Poland reaches historic high in 2020
Warsaw, Poland – The number of foreigners living in Poland has reached an all-time high of 423,000 at the beginningContinue Reading
Hungary to provide free IVF treatment to boost declining population
Budapest, Hungary – The Hungarian government announced it will offer free in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment to couples in its latestContinue Reading
Poles trust Donald Trump the most in Europe
Warsaw, Poland – According to a new report by the Pew Research Center, a non-partisan US-based opinion pollster, Poland isContinue Reading
Insight: Deconstructing Hungary’s anti-migrant and anti-elite rhetoric
This article is based on a group research project by Zhaniya Sazanova, Georgy Tatevossov, and Catherine Wright. anti-migrant rhetoric As 2020Continue Reading
Slovak far-right party opens office in Prague
Prague, Czech Republic – The Slovak far-right party ‘People’s Party our Slovakia’ (LSNS) has opened a new office in Prague.Continue Reading
Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary found in breach of EU law over refusal to accept migrant quotas
Warsaw, Poland – Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic all breached EU law by refusing to take in refugees atContinue Reading
What are Poles and Hungarians most worried about?
Warsaw, Poland – An extensive international Ipsos poll, released last month, sheds some light on the most worrisome issues forContinue Reading
Central Europe attracts 0.8% of asylum seekers in the EU
Budapest, Hungary – According to the EU’s statistical office, Visegrad Group countries from Central Europe received less than 2,500 first-timeContinue Reading
Czech Republic ranked in world’s top 10 best countries for expats
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic ranks among the best countries for expats to live, according to a surveyContinue Reading
Brexit: ‘Come home’, says Polish Ambassador to Poles in the U.K.
Warsaw, Poland – The Polish Ambassador to London, Arkady Rzegocki, has expressed worries over the possibility of a ‘no-deal Brexit’Continue Reading
Czech Republic has highest job vacancy rate in Europe
Prague, Czech Republic – As high unemployment remains a lingering issue in many EU economies, the Czech Republic is facedContinue Reading