1 September 1992: Slovakia Adopts Its Constitution
On 1 September 1992, the Slovak National Council adopted the Constitution of the Slovak Republic. This date is now remembered in Slovak...
The Invasion of Czechoslovakia and the end of the Prague Spring
Beata Bruggeman-SekowskaIn the summer of 1968, Czechoslovakia underwent a remarkable period of political liberalization known as th...
Dramatic floods in Central Europe
Central European countries: Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary and Austria are facing terrible floods, evacuations, damage to ...
Seimas to mark the 20th anniversary of Lithuania’s NATO membership
Beata Bruggeman-SekowskaAt the session on Thursday, 28 March, at 10 a.m., the Seimas (Lithuanian Parliament) will celebrate the 20...
The communist coup in Prague, February 1948
by Patrick van SchieThis month it is exactly 75 years ago that the communists finally seized power in Czechoslovakia (at the time, ...
Official Opening of the Maastricht Institute for Central and Eastern Europe
“ I truly believe that Maastricht with its international orientation, its institutions, its new economical orientation on knowledge and...