Ultra-local news from Central Europe
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with René Georg Vasicek, born in Austria just shortly after his parents defected from Czechoslovakia followingContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – Charles IV, the 14th-century king of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor, is the most significant figureContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – Former anti-Communist dissident, playwright and head of state Vaclav Havel is the most popular President inContinue Reading
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovak President Zuzana Caputova was awarded the European Prize for Political Culture in recognition of her commitmentContinue Reading
Bratislava, Slovakia – Zuzana Caputova, who was sworn in as Slovakia’s new president less than a month ago, took aimContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – Zuzana Caputova, who was officially sworn in as Slovakia’s fifth president on Saturday, will go onContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – On Wednesday, the city of Prague officially inaugurated a street to pay tribute to Pawel Adamowicz, theContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – This week, Myanmar state councilor Aung San Suu Kyi was on an official three-day visit inContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – Myanmar’s state councilor and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi kicked off a one-weekContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech capital is planning to pay tribute to the former mayor of Gdansk, murdered earlierContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – Overthrowing the all-powerful German neighbor, China became in 2010 the first market of Škoda, the CzechContinue Reading