Czech man sentenced to year and a half in prison for stealing five pastries during lockdown
Prague, Czech Republic – When on April 2, a few weeks after the lockdown came into effect in the CzechContinue Reading
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Czech man sets Guinness World Record for “longest flight in a portable toilet”
Prague, Czech Republic – Covid-related travel restrictions may be pretty strict right now, but one man showed that it wasn’tContinue Reading
Sale of “Third Reich calendar” causes outrage in the Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic – A Czech publisher has come under fierce criticism in recent days after marketing a “Personalities ofContinue Reading
Stranded at Prague Airport for 4 days, Polish citizen finally finds way home
Prague, Czech Republic – After being stranded for four straight days in Prague’s Vaclav Havel Airport due to restrictions imposedContinue Reading
Czech Republic to set up “face-masks museum” in Prague
Prague, Czech Republic – If you’re particularly proud of the face-mask you made at home and your DIY skills, nowContinue Reading
Bratislava police chief resigns over drunk driving
Bratislava, Slovakia – The head of the Bratislava city police Marek Gajdos has resigned from his post after being involvedContinue Reading
Czech nudists reprimanded by police for not wearing face-masks
Prague, Czech Republic – A group of Czech nudists were scolded by police officers for violating the obligation to wearContinue Reading
Prague’s Charles bridge vandalized for second time in a few months
Prague, Czech Republic – The Charles bridge, arguably the most iconic and famous architectural landmark of the Czech capital thatContinue Reading
Five Czech tourists killed in avalanche in Austria
Prague, Czech Republic – Five Czech tourists were killed on Sunday morning in an avalanche in Austria, the Czech NewsContinue Reading
CEU student goes missing in Budapest
Budapest, Hungary – A master’s student of philosophy at the Central European University in Budapest has been reported missing since MarchContinue Reading
Poland and Hungary have among highest number of train accidents in the EU
Budapest, Hungary – Train accidents were particularly common in Poland and Hungary, recent EU figures show. Number of train accidentsContinue Reading
Slovak Jewish cemetery vandals identified as five boys aged 9 to 12, not ‘extremists’
Bratislava, Slovakia – Žilina Police announced on Facebook that the culprits behind the desecration of gravestones in the Slovak JewishContinue Reading
Czech Republic: Eight dead, dozens injured after fire at asylum for mentally ill
Prague, Czech Republic – Eight people have died after a fire broke out at an asylum for people suffering fromContinue Reading
Missing Polish farmer eaten by his own pigs
Wrocław, Poland – The remains of a 72-year-old Polish farmer who had been missing since New Year’s Eve have beenContinue Reading
Top Google searches in Central Europe in 2019
Budapest, Hungary – There are many ways to determine the most consequential and decisive events of the past year. OneContinue Reading