Attila József, a Hungarian tragedy
Every year, Poetry Day – költészet napja – takes place in Hungary on April 11. This date has been chosenContinue Reading
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Hungary’s troubled national identity and the fight against coronavirus
Can struggle against the tyranny of Covid-19 help Hungary reformulate its chaotic relationship with its troubled historical and national identity?Continue Reading
New Hungarian National Curriculum causes controversy
Budapest, Hungary – A decrease in the number of compulsory lessons a week from 35 to 34 in years 9-12, theContinue Reading
Insight: On identity and citizenship, a Central European perspective
Recently, the article To Be or Not to Be Hungarian raised questions surrounding identity, citizenship, and responsibility for politics youContinue Reading
Insight: To be or not to be Hungarian?
The recent election in the United Kingdom has made the likelihood of a hard Brexit more likely with each day.Continue Reading
Controversial Sobieski statue displayed in Krakow after being rejected by Vienna
Krakow, Poland – After being rejected by the mayor of Vienna last summer for having an “anti-Turkish tone”, the controversial statue ofContinue Reading
The complex politics of Poland’s National Independence Day
Poland’s National Independence Day on November 11 commemorates the day that Poland regained its sovereignty after 123 years of partitionContinue Reading
The Trianon treaty and Hungary’s identity crisis
In early 1905, Ferenc Kossuth’s nationalist Party of Independence and 48 shocked the Hungarian electorate. The party, led by revolutionaryContinue Reading
Poland’s patriotic Muslim community
Article published in EL PAÍS by María Hervás. Copyright: María Hervás/EL PAÍS poland muslim community Numbering around 3.000 in the entireContinue Reading
Kaczynski labels LGBT rights as foreign import that threatens Polish identity
Warsaw, Poland – Poland’s ruling party and its chairman Jaroslaw Kaczynski have found in the LGBT community a new scapegoat.Continue Reading
Slovakia’s controversial law on national anthem causes uproar among Hungarian community
A new Slovak law restricting the use of any foreign national anthem has sparked the anger of the ethnic HungarianContinue Reading
The story behind Poland’s national anthem
Warsaw, Poland – From the Italian battle fields of Napoleonic wars to modern-day Poland, do you know the real storyContinue Reading
200,000 march in Warsaw as Macron urges leaders to reject nationalism
Warsaw, Poland – More than 200,000 people are estimated to have taken part in the March of Independence in centralContinue Reading
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Sustainable Prague, urban Budapest, independent Warsaw… What’s new?
Didn’t have time to read the news lately? Kafkadesk’s got you covered. Here’s our recap of what’s been going on:Continue Reading
Tensions between Hungary and Ukraine escalate: what’s it all about?
Budapest, Hungary – Tensions between Hungary and Ukraine have hit a new high in recent days. On October 4, theContinue Reading