Reform UK’s Montenegrin Connection
Why are some of Britain’s most controversial far-right figures all operating out of a grubby office in a town of 11,000 people in the Balkans? From openDemocracy.
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Solutions Journalism
Schools for All
Long consigned to lower-quality schools, Roma in two Czech communities are doing well in mainstream schools thanks to innovative reforms and local political support. From Okraj.
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.
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Commentary
Opinion: A Farewell to Hungary’s Most Harmful State Institution
On paper, the Sovereignty Protection Office was set up to defend Hungarian national interests. Instead, it attacked activists and journalists who stood up for a more decent and just Hungary. From Telex.
Hungarian Thaw, Slovak Freeze: How the Post-Orban Era Could Chill Relations on the Danube
The alliance between Viktor Orban and Robert Fico long kept Slovak-Hungarian tensions buried. But with Peter Magyar’s rise in Hungary and economic trouble at home, Fico may turn to anti-Hungarian nationalism in his reelection campaign. From ECFR.
The Bangaranga Effect
A catchy song lifts Bulgarian hearts with the assurance that their trademark matters on a global stage.
Opinion: Rekindling the ‘Collective’ in European Security
The challenges facing European security are great. A new Prague-based initiative seeks to tackle them by listening to everyone who has a stake.
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Stumbling to the Summit
As the name-calling between the Czech Republic’s two top statesmen drags on, will the country’s reputation take another hit?
In Ukraine, Stalemate Favors China
While Beijing has long called for a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine, its diplomatic efforts to bring peace have yielded no tangible results. That may be by design.
What Armenia Can Learn from Georgia’s Messy Divorce with Russia
Armenia is at a crossroads, one familiar to anyone who remembers Georgia’s difficult break from Russia’s orbit two decades ago. From OC Media.
Czech Protesters Say: ‘Keep Your Hands Off Public Media!’
Czech public media have held a unique position as independent and highly trusted media for decades. Now proposed funding changes are placing them under threat.
Sniper Tourism in Sarajevo: Thirty Years Later
Italian journalist Ezio Gavazzeni talks to Transitions about his recent investigation, which has prompted the courts to take action.
