A new documentary chronicles both the breakup of Yugoslavia and the emergence of independent Croatia through the prism of a gifted generation of footballers. FIFA...
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Tirana’s National Arena is the venue for the final of the UEFA European Conference League, the first time that the country has hosted such a high profile sporting...
One of the world’s leading authorities on Romania has written a memoir. It is a deeply personal, often hilarious look back at an eventful career, as well as a love...
Streaming service Netflix has added Servant of the People, the 2015 TV series in which Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky – then a comedian and actor – stars as a...
Following Ukraine, Serbia, and Romania, here is the latest in our series of five unpopular opinions about the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. This week...
Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes, shows that in the Soviet Union, life was cheap. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine proves that for the Moscow leadership, it still is...
After (in some cases) a two-year hiatus brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, Europe’s music festivals are back, with some of the biggest and best set to take place...
In some parts of emerging Europe, rail travel is becoming increasingly popular due to the continuous improvement in the quality of services on offer. While this might...
That the Czech Republic topped another global beer consumption ranking didn’t take many by surprise. Certainly not in Czechia, a country where pivo is a matter of...
The state-sanctioned homophobia of the Putin regime has pushed LGBT+ Ukrainians to take an active role in the struggle against Russia while showing the world that...
This year’s Vilnius International Film Festival is making Ukraine, and Ukrainian films, a key part of its programme. Lithuania has been one of the most resilient...
Łódź is nowhere near the top of the list of most popular tourist destinations in Poland, yet the country’s third largest city has a lot to offer. My Polish friends...
