The Balkan Laundromat
Legalizing dirty money in the Western Balkans depends on the services of “professional enablers,” a new report reveals.
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
Not Just About Flamingos
Pent-up anger over the way Albania is governed spills onto the streets as protests against planned coastal resorts roll into a third month.
Anger and Desperation in Kyiv as Russian Attacks Mount
Civilians criticize authorities over conditions in metro stations and other bomb shelters.
Viktor Orban Is Gone, But Monuments Show Potency Of His Legacy
Hungary’s post-Orban era may signal a change in leadership, but not in the nationalist legacy that reveals itself through the country’s monuments and political discourse. From The Conversation.
Constructing a Social Uprising
A book on Albania’s luxury building boom has become a surprising talisman for those who oppose the government’s urban and tourism development model.
Public Media Is Not All About News
Hungary’s captured public broadcaster has gone dark. Rebuilding it should mean strengthening the information ecosystem, not recreating the old news machine. From Media Finance Monitor – Center for Sustainable Media.
