Belgrade-Budapest high-speed train: Highway to rail?
Last month, Hungary and Serbia moved one significant step closer to building a high-speed train line between Budapest and BelgradeContinue Reading
Tag: Transport
Poland and Slovakia see huge improvement in air quality due to lockdown
Warsaw, Poland – As countries all across Europe slowly emerge from the limbo of weeks of quarantine, the (for onceContinue Reading
Coronavirus: After Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia declare national state of emergency
Prague, Czech Republic – One day after Hungary, both the Czech Republic and Slovakia have declared a national state ofContinue 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
Poland’s LOT acquires Thomas Cook’s German Condor airline
Warsaw, Poland – Poland’s national carrier LOT bought Thomas Cook’s German rival airline Condor in a multi-million deal to createContinue Reading
Czech Republic and Slovakia set new car production records in 2019
Bratislava, Slovakia – Both the Czech Republic and Slovakia have achieve a record car production in 2019, setting a newContinue 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
Slovakia: At least 13 dead in most tragic car accident in years
Bratislava, Slovakia – At least 13 people have died in a tragic car accident in Slovakia earlier today, according toContinue Reading
Wroclaw offers free transport to anyone reading book by Poland’s Nobel Prize in Literature laureate
Wroclaw, Poland – A Nobel Prize is almost always a source of great pride for the laureate’s home country. AsContinue Reading
What are the most famous Polish brands and companies in the world?
Cześć! Or as we say in English, ‘Hello!” Polish is a very interesting language, especially for non-native and English-speaking peopleContinue Reading
Cost of living: Is Central Europe really as cheap as people think?
Budapest, Hungary – How cheap or expensive is life in Central Europe? How does the cost of living in Poland,Continue Reading
Warsaw buys fleet of electric buses in bid to tackle pollution
Warsaw, Poland – Warsaw municipal authorities announced earlier this week the purchase of 130 electric buses from local company SolarisContinue Reading
Polish cities are the most congested in Central Europe
Warsaw, Poland – The Polish cities of Lodz, Krakow, Poznan, Warsaw and Wroclaw are the five most congested cities in CentralContinue Reading
Uber back in the driving seat in Slovakia
Bratislava, Slovakia – Uber resumed its operations in Bratislava on Thursday this week, the company announced via a statement, oneContinue Reading
Hungarian campaign, Czech reshuffle, Polish Twitter blunder… 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