Orban’s Loss a Win For Democracy, Not the Left
The recent elections in Hungary were watched closely across the pond in Washington, but some are advising caution to those who celebrate Orban’s loss as a victory for the “left.”
War in Ukraine
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Solutions Journalism
Ukraine Breaks Crucial ‘Link’ to Healing Foreign Soldiers
Red tape has dealt a serious blow to a grassroots Belarusian-Ukrainian project that has successfully rehabilitated hundreds of volunteers who fought for Ukraine.
Rewilding Amid War in the Danube Delta
Even as Russia’s war scars the landscape, conservationists in southern Ukraine are reintroducing lost species to restore Europe’s largest wetland, showing how nature recovery can persist amid conflict.
Ten Saturdays That Might Save a Profession
“The task was insane: prepare someone in a very short time so they can sit at a news desk and not drown.”
How Ukrainian Women are Turning Mourning Into Meaning
“That I was helping others saved me from falling into the abyss of grief,” says the co-founder of a support group.
Giving Waste a Second Life in Serbia
A grassroots recycling initiative is converting discarded cigarette butts into meaningful employment for Serbians with intellectual disabilities. From Storyteller.
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Commentary
The Catastrophe That Failed to Happen
Maybe the euro-haters had overestimated one Bulgarian character trait – and underestimated another.
Transnistria: Pain-Free Reintegration?
What the breakaway territory’s economy means for Moldova’s European trajectory.
The Quiet Revolution on Europe’s Eastern Edge
As Russia’s war drags on, Romania has quietly become one of Ukraine’s most vital partners reshaping trade routes, energy systems, infrastructure, and even patterns of migration.
Czechia and Ukraine: Unlocking the Potential and Minimizing the Risks
Prague cuts development support for Ukraine, raising questions about whether economic pragmatism can sustain a partnership once defined by political solidarity.
Latest News
Diminishing Returns on Media Capture
Hungary just ran the most expensive experiment in media capture in EU history. The results were not what the experimenters hoped for. From the Media Finance Monitor.
Bosnia and Brussels: The Big Freeze
Constant bickering among the divided country’s political elites has pushed the country to the back of the pack of Western Balkan EU hopefuls.
Photo Story: A Day at the End of Orban’s Rule
Hungarian voters just endured an exceptionally tense and emotional election campaign. Here’s a look, in photos, at how long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s loss played out. From Telex.
Albania’s AI Turn: A Surveillance State Without Oversight?
Sold as innovation and reform, Albania’s AI rollout raises a deeper question: Who is in charge when decisions are shaped by algorithms?
Ripples on the Danube
Hungary’s election will reverberate across Central Europe. From Based in Bohemia.
