Insight: Polish elections reflect transatlantic ideological trends
When Poles cast their ballots last month, their votes reflected a trend of political polarization that is comparable to sentimentsContinue Reading
Tag: Populism
London mayor Sadiq Khan takes aim at Poland and Hungary’s ‘populist’ leaders
Warsaw, Poland – London mayor Sadiq Khan has accused the nationalist leaders in Poland and Hungary of using a rhetoricContinue Reading
Czech President Zeman sends video-greeting to far-right party
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech President Milos Zeman sent a video-greeting to the conference of the far-right Freedom and Direct DemocracyContinue Reading
Poland to scrap income tax for young workers
Warsaw, Poland – Poland has moved to exempt young workers from paying the income tax. Polish lawmakers approve income taxContinue Reading
Polish hotel cancels on German far-right gathering
Warsaw, Poland – A Polish hotel cancelled the booking made by Germany’s far-right party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) for aContinue Reading
What Zuzana Čaputová’s victory means for Slovakia – and what it doesn’t
Last week, Zuzana Čaputová was officially sworn in as Slovakia’s fifth president. Here’s why it matters – but not asContinue Reading
Poland’s ruling party refuses to join EU’s far-right alliance
Warsaw, Poland – Italy’s Matteo Salvini has been dreaming of an EU-wide alliance of far-right and Eurosceptic parties. But behindContinue Reading
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen strengthens Slovak alliance
Bratislava, Slovakia – Marine Le Pen, leader of the French far-right National Front party, has embarked on a Central and EasternContinue Reading
France’s Marine Le Pen courts Hungarian and Polish right-wing leaders
Paris, France – France’s Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally party (former National Front), is attempting to courtContinue Reading
Warsaw’s EU fest, Brno’s ultra-right clash, Orbán’s Italian wink… 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 onContinue Reading
Slovak court rejects ban of far-right party
Bratislava, Slovakia – Earlier this week, Slovakia’s highest court rejected a bid to ban the far-right People’s Party our SlovakiaContinue Reading
Zuzana Čaputová: Why did Slovakia’s Hungarian community choose her?
Last month, Slovakia elected its first female president, Zuzana Čaputová after a long and tiring presidential campaign, which saw herContinue Reading
Zuzana Čaputová becomes Slovakia’s first female president
Bratislava, Slovakia – History is in the making in Slovakia. Slovaks have just elected Zuzana Čaputová, a 45-year-old anti-corruption lawyer,Continue Reading
Hungary’s unwavering opposition to migrants and refugees, in figures
Budapest, Hungary – Although numbers of refugees arriving in Europe have drastically fallen since its 2015-2016 peak, most EU countriesContinue Reading
Czech far-right party faces string of resignations
Prague, Czech Republic – Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) is facing an unprecedented series of resignation in what some analysts seeContinue Reading
