Beyond Borders: Assessing the Significance of EU Elections for Eastern Europe
Could a right-shifted European Parliament downgrade democracy promotion initiatives – and would that be such a bad thing?
Solutions Journalism
Krakow Can Breathe Again
… thanks to a ban on heating with coal and wood. Will Czechia’s smoggiest city find inspiration in Poland? From Okraj.
Centers of Excellence
A network of publicly funded facilities helps Montenegrin kids get the treatment and education they urgently need.
The Grandmas and Grandpas Brewing Beer in Vienna
What started as an off-the-cuff idea at a senior home has become a successful microbrewery – and a way for residents to stay social and engaged. From Reasons to be Cheerful.
The Smart Way Forward
Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh are learning tech skills and soon will move into new eco-friendly homes thanks to a team of go-getter volunteers.
A Strategy for Success
In the public sphere and the courtroom, a Moldovan activist group has brought the issues facing queer people out of the shadows and won milestone victories.
Commentary
Is Georgian Dream Digging Its Own Grave?
The country’s entrenched ruling party no longer makes any pretense of adhering to democratic principles.
First Arrests Under New Anti-LGBT laws in Putin’s Russia
The law was problematic from the very beginning, with ambiguous and unclear wording. From The Conversation.
Croatia Approaches Potentially Turbulent Elections
The long-governing Croatian Democratic Union and the opposition president are heading for a clash in early parliamentary elections. From the German Marshall Fund.
Beyond Economics
Despite heavily increasing investments in green projects in recent years, the EBRD still lacks an effective system for safeguarding human rights.
Latest News
North Macedonia Voters Express Frustration Ahead of Elections
A laggard economy, corruption concerns, and the freeze on EU accession talks are the overriding issues going into this week’s vote.
A Time of Cosic
He was a giant of Serbian literature and an intellectual lodestone for the nation. Is he also responsible for the crimes of Milosevic?
Poland Pulls Up A Chair at the Top Table
Despite a slow start and tussles over the rule of law, a war next door, and a newly formed liberal-democratic government are encouraging Polish ambitions of a leadership role in the bloc. From Reporting Democracy/BIRN.
EU Parliament Condemns the Reintroduction of Georgia’s Foreign Agent Bill
Thousands of Georgians have taken to the streets in protest under the rallying call “Yes to Europe, No to Russian Law.” From Global Voices.
Lukashenka’s Long Shadow
The Belarusian president now heads a new body which has the power to overturn decisions made by other state bodies, including the government and parliament. From ECFR.
Know Your Trdelnik
It’s warm, sweet, sticky, and sells like hotcakes in Prague. Yet the origins of the city’s favorite edible souvenir probably lie in the mysterious east.