Food apartheid': Eastern Europeans fume over second-rate snacks

July 2, 2017

The controversy has struck a raw nerve in the region where Western foods used to be a luxury that could only be bought with foreign currency in special shops It looks like Nutella, smells like Nutella and yet doesn't quite taste like the famous Italian chocolate spread.

Czechs marking centenary of Battle of Zborov

July 2, 2017

A Czech delegation is in Ukraine to pay homage to the Czechoslovak
legionaries who fought in the Battle of Zborov in WWI a century ago. The
battle, where Czechoslovak legionaries joined the Kerensky Offensive, was a

Armenian-Slovakian agenda issues in Bratislava were discussed by Vice ...

July 2, 2017

ARMINFO News Agency, Armenia June 30, 2017 Friday Armenian-Slovakian agenda issues in Bratislava were discussed by Vice Speaker of Armenian Parliament and his Slovakian colleague Yerevan June 30 Tatevik Shahunyan.

Delegation Led by Ra Na Deputy Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov Leaves for Slovakia

July 1, 2017

On June 29, the delegation led by the RA NA Deputy Speaker, Head of Armenia-Czech Republic Friendship Group Eduard Sharmazanov, comprised of the RA NA deputies Gagik Melikyan and Vardan Bostanjyan at the invitation of the Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic Andrej Danko left fo

A classic of childhood in 1970s Czechoslovakia now out in English

July 1, 2017

One of the most popular Czech writers of the last two decades has been
Irena Dousková. Her short novel Hrdý Budžes has become a classic, with
its touching and humorous portrayal of childhood in 1970s communist

Czechs mark Battle of Zborov centenary

July 1, 2017

Czechs are marking the centenary of the Battle of Zborov, where
Czechoslovak legionaries joined the Kerensky Offensive, the last Russian
offensive in WW I. From a global point of view this battle was a minor

52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival gets underway on Friday evening

June 30, 2017

The 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival kicks off in the West
Bohemian spa town on Friday evening. This year’s edition is being
attended by Uma Thurman, Casey Affleck and Ken Loach. A newly-restored

Stars Uma Thurman and Casey Affleck to help raise curtain on 52nd Karlovy Vary IFF

June 30, 2017

One of the Czech Republic’s most significant arts events, the Karlovy
Vary International Film Festival, kicks off in the West Bohemian spa town
on Friday evening. This year’s edition will pay tribute to the likes of

Trustee starts sale of bankrupt Slovak steel mini-mill

June 26, 2017

A bankruptcy trustee has started an international tender to sell the assets of Slovakia Steel Mills mini-mill in eastern Slovakia, the trustee firm SSR said.

Chipita coy over 'new Slovakia plant' claims

June 27, 2017

Greece-based savoury snacks specialist company Chipita has refused to confirm or deny reports it plans to build a new plant for its products in Slovakia.

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