It was the worst defeat for any British government in history. Prime Minister Theresa May achieved something almost impossible, she angered Parliament, political parties and most of her nation at the same time. Yet, dogged attacks against the poor little May are quite unfair.
In terms of income poverty, 9.1 percent of Czechs were at risk of poverty in 2017, Eurostat and the Czech Statistical Office data shows. It is the lowest among the EU28, while the Union’s average was at 16.9 percent. However, the left is undermining our good results, often using deprivation and poorness of the Czechs as an explanation as to why they vote for extreme political groups.
Former president Václav Klaus, a controversial figure for many, is widely associated with Czech economic transformation. However, he will most likely be remembered for something else, the divorce of Czechoslovakia, which was in historical context unbelievably quiet and dignified.
Most Czechs don't know who the Czech Members of the European Parliament are, according to a STEM October poll. It showed that of the 21 MEPs, the best-known are Pavel Telicka, Jiri Pospisil, Jan Zahradil, Evzen Tosenovsky, Miroslav Poche, Michaela Sojdrova and Jaromir Stetina.
A scandalous poster depicting Law and Justice chairman Jarosław Kaczyński’s face as part of a knife handle, has been spreading throughout the internet. The deputy head of the Museum of Warsaw is one of the people who shared the image.
The Polish Territorial Defense Forces (WOT) and the Lithuanian National Defense Volunteer Forces (KASP) have signed a training cooperation agreement. This is the first agreement between the Polish WOT and that of a different country.
PM Mateusz Morawiecki calls for an improvement of public life and debate in the wake of Paweł Adamowicz’s death: “A great evil has happened. Let us try to forge it into something good. Let this be a breakthrough,” he said.
The Church of Sicentology in Hungary has sued the Office of Data Protection and Information Freedom (NAIH) for a fine levied against it for breaching data protection laws.
Piroska Szalai, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Budapest Enterprise Agency, talks about the startup ecosystem as well as the economic and social weight of startups in Hungary, and in the V4 countries.
The Czech Republic is one of the safest places in the world, which helps to attract significantly more tourists each year, said Klára Dostálová, Regional Development Minister.
Czech MEPs agree that Tuesday's rejection of the Brexit deal by the British Parliament means continuing the uncertainty and increasing the likelihood of the UK leaving the European Union without an agreement. "Brexit without agreement would be the worst possible way – way of chaos and uncertainty for citizens and business," said Dita Charanzová, leader of the ANO movement in the European elections.
Law and Justice (PiS) will not put a candidate forward in the by-elections for the position of Mayor of Gdańsk. Dorota Kania explains why such a decision is the best and how it will avoid unnecessary political friction.
US President Thomas Woodrow Wilson has been honored by the Polish parliament. Official documents underline the contributions Wilson made to Poland’s independence in 1918, as well as declared that a statue of the president should be built in Warsaw.
Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, will not attend the Warsaw Middle East conference. According to an EU official, she has “confirmation for a different trip” during that time.
The British Empire of rationality has fallen. Witold M. Orłowski explains how the recent Brexit developments have ruined the UK’s image on the international arena.
