The Dispatch

Photo story: Life-size Lego Technic Bugatti Chiron on display in Budapest

The life-size Lego Technic Bugatti Chiron is on display at the WestEnd City Center in Budapest, Hungary. The functioning and driveable Chiron was made from around one million Lego Technic…

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€676 million worth of EU investments in Poland for better rails and roads

The European Commission adopted three major Cohesion Policy projects, modernising the Polish rail and road network and increasing travel safety while reducing costs and travel time. EU-funded works will replace…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Kiskore, Hungary

A picture taken by a drone shows a blackhoe loading floating plant debris and communal waste onto a barge at the barrage of Kiskore hydroelectric power station at Kiskore, eastern…

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Prague state attorney halts investigation of suspected fraud by Czech PM Andrej Babis

The Prague state attorney has halted investigations against Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis. Babis was suspected of alleged misuse of EU subsidies in a total of 50 million Czech crowns…

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Photo exhibition by the homeless on the homeless in Hungary

Scenes from downtown Budapest in Hungary from the outdoor photography exhibition 'My Budapest Photo Project 2019' by the homeless in Hungary. For the third consecutive year, the food-saving charity organisation…

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V4 and Western Balkan partners meeting in Prague

Leaders of the Visegrad Group (V4) and Western Balkan partners pose for photographers during the summit on Thursday in Prague, Czech Republic. (Back row, L-R) North Macedonia Prime Minister Zoran…

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Photo Story: Algae bloom in Hungary

Freshwater algae proliferate in the southern tip of Lake Balaton at the mouth of the Zala river near Fenekpuszta, southwestern Hungary. Researchers suspect that phosphorus escaped from the lakebed sediment…

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Donald Tusk should face special court for failing to protect Poland’s tax system – Parliamentary Commission

A group of Polish lawmakers said Friday that the current European Council President and former Prime Minister Donald Tusk should face a special court for allegedly failing to protect the…

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Swiss artist installs 300 trees in football stadium

Basel-based artist Klaus Littmann has transformed a 30,000-capacity stadium in southern Austria into a forest as part of an exhibit paying tribute to nature. It is Austria’s largest public art…

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Romania’s former ruling party leader and his family banned from entering the US

The former president of Romania’s Social Democratic Party (PSD) and former Chamber of Deputies speaker Liviu Dragnea has been banned from entering the United States, after a decision of the…

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Photo Story: Hot air balloon festival in Hungary

Teachers and students of the Oroshaza Liszt Ferenc School of Art play music with wind instruments in the basket of a hot air balloon. This was done on Thursday, during…

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Czech state attorney halts PM Babis’ fraud investigation

A Czech state attorney has halted an investigation of suspected fraud by Prime Minister Andrej Babis, the newspaper Denik N reported on Monday, citing two sources with knowledge of the…

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German president asks Poland to forgive Nazi ‘tyranny’

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has asked Poland's forgiveness for Nazi "tyranny", 80 years on from the start of World War Two. Steinmeier and a number of world leaders, including US…

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Poland marks 80th anniversary of start of WW2

Leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday will be in Poland to mark 80 years since the start of World War Two, with…

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German teenagers held as slaves in Romania

German teenagers between 12 and 18, brought to Romania to participate in a reeducation program in Maramures (Projekt Maramures), financed by the German state, ended up being held as slaves,…

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Photo Story: The Bucharest International Air Show

Romanian pilots in MiG 21 LANCER and the Latvia's Baltic Bees aerobatic team in L-39C Albatros perform during the Bucharest International Air Show 2019 (BIAS), that was held over the…

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Placido Domingo gets standing ovation in Salzburg

Opera legend Placido Domingo on Sunday evening received a standing ovation at the Salzburg Festival, his first performance since he was accused of sexually harassing women. Domingo gave his performance…

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Lightning strike in Poland kills four, injures 100

At least four people died and more than 100 were injured in lightning strikes during a thunderstorm in Poland. The worst bolt fell on a group of hikers at the…

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Poland’s deputy justice minister resigns over Internet trolling allegations

Lukasz Piebiak, Poland’s deputy justice minister resigned after an investigative report accused him of using an internet troll to wage a smear campaign against judges opposed to the government’s judicial…

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Photo Story: Rescue operation for trapped cavers in Poland

Members of TOPR (Voluntary Tatra Rescue Service) board the TOPR helicopter at the heliport in Zakopane, Poland, 18 August 2019 (issued 19 August 2019). According to reports, more than 20…

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Photo Story: The Night of Lights in Debrecen, Hungary

The light installation 'Lily' by the Hungarian Koros Design art group is seen during the light art exhibition titled 'Rescape' of the Limelight Projection Mapping International Light Art Group in…

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Germany, Hungary to mark end of the Iron Curtain

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will welcome German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the city of Sopron Monday to commemorate a pivotal moment in the fall of the Iron Curtain in…

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Metallica Donates 250,000 Euros for Romanian Pediatric Cancer Clinic

American heavy metal band Metallica has donated 250,000 euros to a Romanian association building the country's first pediatric oncology hospital. The donation to Daruieste Viata (Bestow Life), founded in 2012,…

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Suspects in Slovak journalist’s killing face more charges

Four suspects in last year’s killings of Jan Kuciak, a Slovak investigative journalist and his fiancée, Martina Kusnirova, have also been charged with ordering the murders of two prosecutors and…

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Photo Story: Heavy rainfall in Poland

Cars drive through street during heavy rainfall in Przemysl, Poland, 14 August 2019. The Institute of Meteorology and Water Management reported that in the coming hours almost the entire country…

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Photo Story: Stormy weather in Hungary

A lightning strike across the sky above the town of Salgotarjan, Hungary, late Tuesday, 13 August 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/PETER KOMKA

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Msgr. Joseph Grech assigned to the Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the International Organisations in Vienna

His Holiness Pope Francis has promoted Councillor of Apostolic Nunciature the Rev. Msgr. Joseph Grech and has assigned him to the Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the International…

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Photo Story: The Perseid meteor shower

A meteorite of the swarm of meteorites Perseida is seen above Salgotarjan, Hungary, early 13 August 2019. The Perseid meteor shower occurs every year in August when the Earth passes…

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Foreign power was behind cyber-attack on Czech Foreign ministry

A foreign state staged the latest cyber-attack targeting the Czech Foreign Ministry, the Senate’s security committee said on Tuesday, though it did not identify the nation concerned or provide any…

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Photo Story: The Sziget Festival in Hungary

A member of the French street theatre Le Caramantran performs with a giant puppet at the Sziget (Island) Festival on Shipyard Island, Northern Budapest, Hungary, 10 August 2019 (issued 11…

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Thousands rally in Bucharest on anniversary of violent protest

Tens of thousands of protesters rallied peacefully against Romania's Social Democrat government in the capital, Bucharest, on Saturday on the one-year anniversary of a violent protest where riot police launched…

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US troops stationed in Germany could go to Poland

Georgette Mosbacher, US Ambassador to Poland in a social media post says that Poland, unlike Germany spends two percent of its GDP on NATO and that it would gladly welcome…

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Romanian to make 112 emergency system more efficient after recent killing of a teenager

The Romanian is to take action to improve the efficiency of the 112 emergency help line after the recent uproar following the kidnapping and killing of a teenage Romania girl.…

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Photo story: The Sziget Festival in Hungary

Festival goers are reflected in a mirror at the 27th Sziget (Island) Festival on Shipyard Island, Northern Budapest, Hungary. The festival is one of the biggest cultural events of Europe…

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Speaker of Poland’s parliament resigns after taking family on government flights

The speaker of Poland’s parliament is to resign in a bid to quell a burgeoning scandal over the use of government jets, just two months before the central European…

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Elections in Poland to be held on October 13

Polish president's office confirmed on Tuesday that the country will hold its parliamentary election on October 13, which most pollsters expect the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party to win…

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Photo Story: Protest in Bucharest

Romanian activists stand still after placing hundreds of children shoes on the pavement during a protest against the way Romanian authorities handled the kidnapping and killing of a 15-years…

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Second Romanian Minister loses job over teenager’s kidnapping and murder

Romania's prime minister has fired her education minister over her comments about a kidnapping case. Prime Minister Viorica Dancila said Ecaterina Andronescu's remarks about a teenager's abduction show a "lack…

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Romania’s interior minister resigns over murdered teenagers’ scandal

Nicolae Moga , Romania’s interior minister has quit as the fallout from the murder of two teenage girls intensifies. There is public outrage over the killings of Alexandra Macesanu, 15,…

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Romanian murder suspect admits killing two teenage girls

A murder suspect in the southern Romanian town of Caracal has admitted to killing two teenage girls, his lawyer said, in a case that sparked nationwide outrage. Gheorghe Dinca, 65,…

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UPDATED: Thousands protest in Romania over kidnapped 15-year-old girl

Thousands of Romanians protested against the government on Saturday evening, outraged by authorities’ slow response to emergency calls from a kidnapped 15-year-old girl now presumed dead. Alexandra Macesanu called the…

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Photo Story: Austria Railways tests tracks painted in white against heat

An handout photo made available by the Austrian Federal Railways (OeBB) shows white paint on railway tracks, at a test area near Bludenz, Austria. The OeBB carried out a first…

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Brussels takes Hungary to court for criminalising activities that help asylum seekers

The European Commission is referring Hungary to the EU’s highest court after Budapest further tightened eligibility requirements for asylum seekers and made it a criminal offense to help refugees. The 2018 law…

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30 Poles injured after bus crash in southern Turkey

At least 30 Polish citizens were injured, including three seriously, after a bus crashed down a wooded slope near the southern Turkish resort of Kemer, according to a Polish ministry…

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Anxiety in Romania as Dinamo Bucarest manager suffers heart attack

There were moments of anxiety during the weekend’s football game between Dinamo Bucarest and Universitatea Craiova after Eugen Neagoe, Dinamo Bucarest’s manager suffered a heart attack mid-way during the game.…

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Austria confirms Hahn as its European commissioner

Austria confirmed that it wants Johannes Hahn, the current European Commissioner for enlargement, to stay on as its member of the next commission, headed by Ursula von der Leyen. The…

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Poland’s Law and Justice boosted by opposition’s failure to unite

Poland’s biggest opposition party is to fight October’s general election without having forged a broad anti-government alliance, giving a boost to the ruling Law and Justice party in its…

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Polish flight centre to train future Ryanair pilots

Pilots of Ryanair will be trained at the Bartolini Air flight training centre near Łódź in central Poland. The centre near Łódź will train 320 Ryanair pilots, in cooperation with…

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Search for missing boy “biggest in history” of Polish police

Polish police are conducting a search for a 5 year old boy that is being described as the biggest in the history of the Polish police. The effort enters its…

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Photo Story: The Rehearsal of Rigoletto for the Bregenz Festival

A view of the lake stage Seebuehne during a rehearsal of the opera Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi as part of the Bregenz Festival at Lake Constance, in Bregenz, Austria.…

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Photo Story: Mark Knopfler in concert in Budapest

British guitarist, singer and song-writer Mark Knopfler, founder of the former rock band Dire Straits, performs during his concert in Papp Laszlo Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary. …

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Photo Story: Protest against the use of plastics in Hungary

Whale sculptures made from plastic waste that was recovered from the ocean are on display at the parliament building in Budapest, Hungary. The temporary installation was erected by Greenpeace…

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Salvini wants to strengthen security at Italian land borders

Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Friday said "we are controlling our borders by sea, and we also want to control them by land with all means necessary," referring to…

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Austria election set for September 29th

Austria’s cabinet has set Sept. 29 as the date of the next parliamentary election. That was the first date on which the vote could have been held after parliament…

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Austrian parliament bans glyphosate weed killer

Austria is on track to be the first EU country to completely ban weed killer glyphosate, originally developed by Monsanto and marketed under the name Roundup. Members of Parliament in…

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Photo Story: The Milky Way above a clear night sky in Hungary

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Photo Story: Mike Tyson with a hero from the Warsaw Uprising

US Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson (R) meets with a Warsaw Uprising insurgent Boleslaw Wojewodzki 'Tarzan' (L) before upcoming 75th anniversary of Warsaw uprising in Warsaw, Poland. Warsaw…

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