One of the world’s most renowned classical pianists and a UNESCO artist for peace, Elisso Bolkvadze is preparing for a new role, as an MP with a...
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For those of us who claim to have “spotted her early”, 2020 was the year Kosovo’s finest and probably emerging Europe’s...
A free and independent press is a must for a free society, and perhaps that’s the biggest lesson to be learned in the post-Donald Trump world of fake...
Forget Lapland, forget the North Pole. If Santa Claus really wants to visit every home in the world in one night, he should start his journey...
Almost 40 years since it was published, there is no more faithful description of communist-era Central and Eastern Europe than Malcolm...
Just in time for your Christmas shopping, we highlight six Nobel Prize winning authors (and six essential books – one by each author) from...
While it’s still not certain when emerging Europe’s ski season will begin – a consequence of Covid-19 restrictions – the...
It’s one of the biggest Netflix hits of the year. Set in Malmö, Sweden, Young Wallender was in fact filmed in Vilnius, Lithuania. The...
Latvia is celebrating a centenary of cinema this year, and the country’s National Film Centre has prepared a treat for all cinephiles...
A phenomenal year for a phenomenal cyclist ends with the sport’s most prestigious award. Slovenia’s Primož Roglič (pictured above) has...
Like most other cities across emerging Europe and the wider world, Vilnius is unable to welcome tourists this Christmas season. That hasn’t...
Internet memes have become an integral part of contemporary online culture and some of the most common social media approaches to commenting on...
A generation of talented designers is making Tbilisi an essential creative hub. The Covid-19 pandemic has spelt disaster for much of the fashion...
