Telewizja Polska

One thing Pavel won't be doing is inviting his 800 or so guests back for a nightcap, because Prague Castle has run out of booze. An audit carried out by the presidential office has found that the alcohol warehouse is practically empty, with significant volumes missing.

A draft law published at 9pm on Wednesday would make it impossible for the Polish national broadcasting council, KRRiT, to renew the licence of TVN24, the most important private news channel in the country. Its licence expires in August. It would also impact the future of TVN as a whole.

Protesters attend a 'Free Media' demonstration in front of the Polish Television TVP building at the Warsaw Insurgents Square in Warsaw, Poland, 09 January 2016. EPA/LESZEK SZYMANSKI

Polska Press's reach is impressive. Just in Malopolska (Lesser Poland Voivodeship), Polska Press publishes, among others, Gazeta Krakowska and Dziennik Polski, one of the largest circulated dailies in Krakow, several local weeklies, a popular giveaway newspaper and three major web portals, which for many, especially in smaller towns and villages, are essential sources of local information.

It emerged on Thursday that another reporter, beside a TV crew from Serbia's RTS, was attacked by Hungarian police on Wednesday.