ForMin Zaorálek points finger at Ukraine Cabinet and says methods are ‘unacceptable’ Prague, Feb 19 (ČTK) — The Czech Cabinet believes that it is not possible for people who are responsible for the violence in Ukraine to be allowed to enter the EU member states, Foreign Minister Lubomír Zaorálek (Social Democrats, ČSSD) said, adding that… Keep Reading
Právo: Foreigners spend millions on health care in Czech Republic Prague, Feb 3 (ČTK) – More and more foreigners seek paid health care services, primarily plastic surgery, surgical treatment of obesity and assisted reproduction, in the Czech Republic, annually spending tens of millions of crowns on them, the daily Právo writes today. Britons, Germans, Austrians… Keep Reading
Slovaks end talks on Rosatom’s entry into nuclear project Bratislava, Dec 29 (ČTK) — The Slovak Ministry of Economy has finished talks with Rosatom on the Russian company’s entry into a project of building a new nuclear power plant in Jaslovské Bohunice, the server Sme.sk has reported. A new strategic partner may join the project,… Keep Reading
Installation of first bitcoin ATM in Slovakia meets with success Bratislava, Dec 27 (ČTK) — The installation of the first ATM machine dispensing digital currency bitcoin in the Slovak capital of Bratislava about one month ago has met with great interest among Slovaks, although the possibility to pay with the currency is still very limited… Keep Reading
Budvar may appeal French verdict making “BUD” trademark invalid České Budějovice /Colmar (France), Dec 5 (ČTK)— Czech brewery Budějovický Budvar is considering whether it will file an appeal to the Supreme Court over the verdict of the French Appellate Court that the “BUD” designation of origin, owned by Budvar, is invalid, Budvar’s spokesman Petr Samec… Keep Reading
Anger grows over island arrest of Czech software developers on spy charges Greece is facing growing pressure to release two Czech software programmers arrested in September accused of spying on a military installation on the island of Lemnos. Ivan Buchta (33) and Martin Pezlar (28), face between five and 20 years in jail if convicted… Keep Reading
It’s been quite a month but the hullaballoo over Hungary’s controversial media reforms now seems certain to be entering its appeasement phase after Hungary indicated its willingness to compromise on certain controversial aspects of the law earlier this week. Jonathan Todd a spokesperson for the EU’s Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes said that Ms. Kroes… Keep Reading
This week an editorial featured in the Washington Post speaks about the ‘’Putinization’’ of Hungary. Admittedly while comparing Hungary to Russia is going too far, Hungary is a one party state where the checks and balances of democracy are one by one gradually being dismantled. Thus maybe it is time for Brussels to send a… Keep Reading
A few weeks when writing about the Hungarian media law reforms one of the things that most struck me most was the general apathy among media organizations towards the law. In fact unlike the lawyers and foreign journalists I interviewed at the time many of the major Hungary journalists said that they had no strong… Keep Reading
As Hungary prepares for the upcoming EU Presidency one interesting development this week was Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi’s comments to MTI news agency that Hungary unambiguously and firmly supports Turkish accession to the EU. In a press Conference after a meeting with Turkey’s chief EU negotiator Egemen Bagis Mr. Martonyi further added that Hungary would… Keep Reading