Beyond the Kushner Resort: Why Thousands of Albanians Are Taking to the Streets
What began as an environmental protest has grown into a broader challenge to Albania’s political establishment, says leading Balkan analyst.
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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.
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
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.
Only the Lonely
Following Orban’s defeat in Hungary, his far-right counterpart in neighboring Slovakia finds he has led his country into regional isolation. From Respekt.
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.
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Those Who Defy the Kremlin
The documentary Politzek examines what motivates Russians to step forward and try to challenge the authorities, despite the terrible risks.
Polish Outrage As a Spectacle of Hypocrisy
The behavior of Polish commentators who demand that Kyiv, in the midst of an existential conflict, tailor its historical policy perfectly to Warsaw’s sensitivities is childish. From Sestry.
The Bangaranga Effect
A catchy song lifts Bulgarian hearts with the assurance that their trademark matters on a global stage.
Bosnia’s World Cup Dream Meets Political Reality
As the Dragons prepare for the biggest stage in football, their success has become both a source of national pride and another battleground in the country’s fractured political sphere.
Balluku Affair Sends Shockwaves Across Albania
The latest top Tirana politico to be accused of big-time graft is still immune from prosecution. Who is shielding her?
