Slovakia’s Smer, Czech EU scepticism, Poland’s catechism… What’s new?
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Ultra-local news from Central Europe
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
Krakow, Poland – The World Jewish Congress (WJC) has expressed its outrage over a Polish town’s Good Friday ritual lynching of aContinue Reading
Warsaw, Poland – On Tuesday, Yad Vashem, Israel’s official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, declared Konstanty Rokicki, the Polish viceContinue Reading
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with prominent Polish film director Konrad Szołajski. His most recent documentary, ‘Make Poland Great Again’ (Dobra Zmiana)Continue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – Leonid Kušnarenko, Prague’s Imam and head of the Czech capital’s Muslim community, was expelled and removed fromContinue Reading
Warsaw, Poland – The Polish Catholic Church has released a report admitting that Polish clergymen have been guilty of sexualContinue Reading
Warsaw, Poland – On Wednesday, the Polish-language weekly, Tylko Polska – Only Poland – ran on its front page an article thatContinue Reading
Warsaw, Poland – Since 2015, the issue of abortion has been at the center of the struggle opposing Polish pro-choiceContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – First pictures from the set of Medieval, the upcoming Czech action historical drama and biopic by PetrContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech authorities announced that former Prague Imam Samer Shehadeh had been taken into pre-trial custody, alongContinue Reading
Warsaw, Poland – Kler, Wojciech Smarzowski’s new movie, was released in Polish theatres over one week ago, sparking controversy andContinue Reading
Paris, France – Debating on French television on a wide range of issues, including recent developments in Central European countries,Continue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – Obviously, the Star of David wasn’t “invented” nor “created” in the Czech Republic. It is, however,Continue Reading
Warsaw, Poland – An anonymous Polish entrepreneur has donated hundreds of thousands of złotys to fund the restoration of theContinue Reading
Krakow, Poland – In November, Poland will celebrate Independence Day and commemorate the 100th anniversary of the foundation of itsContinue Reading
Warsaw, Poland – In this third episode of our series on Central European countries’ most remarkable – or deplorable –Continue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic tops the charts in a number of areas: some are pretty intuitive, othersContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech production company JBJ Films has entered a co-production deal with Hollywood producer Cassian Elwes forContinue Reading
Warsaw, Poland – It wasn’t in her native Poland that I met Ala Budzyńska, a philosophy and Polish literature studentContinue Reading