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?
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
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.
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.
Latest News
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.
Neighbors We Still Don’t Really Know
A shortage of skilled workers in Slovenia has prompted some businesses to recruit help from abroad. But the arrival of foreign workers presents challenges for locals and newcomers alike.
Dojran Lake: North Macedonia Bird Sanctuary Waiting for Protection
North Macedonia’s Dojran Lake, a key bird sanctuary, may become part of Natura 2000, the European Union’s network of protected natural areas. If it can hold on that long. From BIRN.
‘I’ll Give It a Few Years, Then I’ll Close It Down’
The local pub, once the heart of every Czech village, is now fighting for survival. From Respekt.
Bread Baked in Someone Else’s Oven
In the Kartvelian language, freedom literally means “being one’s own god” – the right to self-determination, for which Georgians constantly have to fight with each successive empire. From Dwutygodnik / Eurozine.
