Bucharest’s iconic InterContinental hotel is changing its name, but will remain a landmark of the Romanian capital. In Budapest meanwhile, the historic Gellért...
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Recorded at a decommissioned Vilnius power plant during the summer, Laws of Distraction is a combination of electronic layers and live-processed string orchestra...
The best way to travel around the Balkans is to hire a car, but if you’re like me – skint but always open to meeting new people – there are only two options: bus and...
The Cyrillic alphabet has long been heavily politicised, and a nation’s use of it often leads to incorrect assumptions about its geopolitics. The Cyrillic alphabet is...
As the countries of Central and Eastern Europe region become increasingly prominent in the IT sector, hundreds of dynamic and creative video game developers have started...
2+2 = Latvians in Tartu, organised by the Tartu Latvian Society, is a month-long event which aims to promote Latvian culture in Estonia as well as encourage cultural...
Black Wedding, a new thriller on Serbian TV, has revived interest in the traditional rituals and customs of the country’s Vlach community. It’s the perfect mix of...
Should Albanian films produced during the country’s dark communist period be consigned to the waste bin? Some think so, but others – particularly the actors...
The Estonian capital has been awarded the title of UNESCO City of Music, starting 2022, and is one of 49 new cities which have been designated members of the UNESCO...
Just two sides from Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia have so far qualified for next year’s World Cup in Qatar: Croatia and Serbia. Croatia and Serbia...
Once dubbed “metal coffins”, some of Georgia’s most perilous cable cars are getting a facelift. In some of Georgia’s more mountainous towns and...
Often maligned, if not outright hated, socialist modernism and brutalist architecture is finding new appreciation with designers and the public alike. A new web-based...
