Climate Shocks Hit EU Corn Heartland
Hungary’s expected corn harvest could be down by two-thirds compared to 2018–19, while Romania could see a drop of more than half.
War in Ukraine
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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 Partnership Whose Time Has Come
Bulgaria, Albania, and Kosovo enjoy relations that are unhindered by the types of conflict often seen in the Balkans. Now is an appropriate moment to give this favorable foundation a more coherent strategic direction. From Mr.East.eu via the German Marshall Fund.
The Captured Revolution Turns on Itself
Kyrgyzstan’s president rewrites the constitution to give himself more power, crushes his only serious rival, and continues to stifle dissent.
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.
Latest News
North Macedonia, 25 Years After Ohrid
The Ohrid Framework Agreement ended the armed conflict in North Macedonia in 2001. Twenty-five years later, is the coexistence it built preventing the development of a functional and inclusive society? From Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa.
Seven Days: Ukrainian Recalls Captivity at Hands of Bosnian Serb
Ukraine is about to try Davor Savicic in absentia – the first Bosnian national to be charged with war crimes allegedly committed while fighting with Russian forces in 2022. BIRN speaks to one of his accusers.
Magyar’s Hungary in Organization of Turkic States
While Viktor Orban has spent his years in power deepening Hungary’s ties with Central Asia, Turkey, and Azerbaijan to demonstrate that Budapest’s influence extends beyond the European Union, Peter Magyar is seeking to ground Hungary’s future more firmly within the EU. From Eurasianet.
Russia Is Cutting Off Ukraine’s Grain Exports Again
Russia’s latest blockade of Ukrainian seaports is threatening a critical harvest and global food security. From The Conversation.
‘My Role Was to Introduce Eastern Europe to Viewers’
Ralitsa Vassileva was one of the first journalists from post-communist Europe to thrive in international media. The former CNN International anchorwoman talks to Transitions.
