Facebook buys leading Czech virtual reality startup
Prague, Czech Republic – Last week, Facebook confirmed the purchase of Beat Games, a leading Czech virtual reality (VR) videoContinue Reading
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Prague to sign sister city agreement with Taipei after ‘breakup’ with Beijing
Prague, Czech Republic – A month after the Czech capital officially terminated its sister city agreement with Beijing, Prague’s anti-establishmentContinue Reading
Interview: “Prague truly is a multi-national and cosmopolitan city”
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with Chris Oldroyd, founder and publisher of Prague Visitor and Prague Resident magazines, two of theContinue Reading
Anti-government protest snapshot receives Czech Press Photo Award
Prague, Czech Republic – The 2019 Czech Press Photo Prize was awarded to Lukáš Bíba, from Economia, for an anti-governmentContinue Reading
Prague is Europe’s third ‘most cultured city’ behind Florence and Lisbon
Prague, Czech Republic – The U.S. travel platform Wanderu has ranked Prague as the third most cultured city in Europe using aContinue Reading
Russia effectively bans Czech NGO ‘People in Need’
Prague, Czech Republic – Russian authorities announced earlier this month that it had added the Czech NGO ‘People in Need’ onContinue Reading
Czech and Slovak Presidents inaugurate Czech House in Bratislava
Bratislava, Slovakia – The Czech and Slovak heads of state inaugurated a new Czech cultural and business center in BratislavaContinue Reading
Prague braces for busy week-end with major transport restrictions
Prague, Czech Republic – If you’re living in Prague and staying over the week-end, get ready for some major publicContinue Reading
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis faced with ultimatum ahead of mass protest
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic prepares to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution. But threeContinue 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
Prague, Wroclaw and Kosice in EU’s fastest-growing cities
Wroclaw, Poland – A new report looking at the development of some 200 European metropolises has ranked Prague, Wroclaw andContinue Reading
Four travel tips from Prague for this winter
Prague, Czech Republic – Spending a winter vacation in Prague always makes for a lot of vivid impressions and isContinue Reading
Controversial Czech artist David Černý barred from entering Prague-Brussels flight
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech artist and sculptor David Černý was barred last week from entering a plane in Prague,Continue Reading
Warsaw and Budapest among the EU’s most-surveilled cities
Warsaw, Poland – With 7.85 CCTV cameras per 1,000 people, Warsaw rank as the third most-surveilled city in the EU, farContinue Reading
Prague historical center could be added to UNESCO’s World Heritage in Danger list
Prague, Czech Republic – The historical center of Prague could soon be added to the list of World Heritage inContinue Reading
