Bulgaria

Plus, Russian youth suicides mount, and harsh winter terrorizes Czech roads.

Plus, Blood and Honey premieres in Sarajevo, and Albania targets libel in social media.

Plus, Ukraine says no to customs union and Medvedev sacks St. Petersburg police chief over beating probe.

Plus, Putin lays out corruption-fighting plan and the tragedy of childhood HIV in Kyrgyzstan.

In Bulgaria’s bitter debate over shale drilling, rational argument gets lost behind the eternal battle lines of Russia versus the West.

Slovak voters could learn some lessons on populism from southeastern Europe.

Plus, Prokhorov floats his "economic amnesty" scheme and Hungary walks back central bank changes.

Plus, Czech astronomers calm fears of apocalypse and PR agencies allegedly manipulating Kazakh Wikipedia entries.

Digitization, hyped as the savior of Eastern European TV, instead is bringing us more of the same old thing.

Plus, Slovenian media gang up in paywall scheme and a favorite Azeri novel will get the Hollywood treatment.