Țuică – a strong spirit hugely popular in Romania, essentially the national tipple – is a taste I have in more than two decades failed to acquire. More than 20...
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Hungary is about to produce its most expensive TV show yet, with a budget around 30 million euros. Rise of the Raven chronicles the life of John Hunyadi during the 15th...
Easy access, enablers, libel laws which favour the wealthy, and good schools continue to make London the preferred destination for emerging Europe’s wealthiest...
Albania’s bunkers are the country’s most enduring reminders of the brutal, surreal and quixotic rule of Enver Hoxha. For much of the 20th century, Albania was dominated...
Environmental groups fear that new Romanian legislation threatens Europe’s largest population of bears. When news emerged in May that a Liechtenstein prince had been...
Croatia plans to put Tesla on its euro coins and enrages Serbia with the idea. Croatia’s central bank said it would put Nikola Tesla on its future 50, 20 and 10...
Kosovar judokas consistently reach exceptional success at European and world championships, and now the Olympics. This has brought immense national pride to...
Ukraine’s language law whose goal is to revitalise the national language is now being applied to music — and some believe that this may be the push needed to propel...
Open borders in the Western Balkans need infrastructure that allows everyone – tourists, citizens and businesses – to make the most of them. The subject of borders in...
Nowadays, rock and roll has been dethroned from its place in the cultural zeitgeist and the sales charts. But, predictions and reports of rock music dying have been...
Oliver Stone’s new documentary about Nursultan Nazarbayev aimed to lionise the long-time leader of Kazakhstan, but has instead attracted derision both within Kazakhstan...
Despite numerous challenges created by the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2020 Olympic Games has now officially started. Hundreds of highly skilled and talented athletes from...