A party founded just a year ago by a popular singer and TV personality won Bulgaria’s parliamentary election. But who is Slavi Trifonov? And why is he so popular...
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Young Ukrainian activists have managed to successfully halt the demolition of an iconic modernist building in central Kyiv, showcasing the effectiveness of direct action...
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Central Europe The European Union’s top court on Thursday ruled that Poland’s system for disciplining judges undercut the bloc’s laws, part of an...
North Macedonia is currently the only country in the Western Balkans to have confirmed that it will exit coal. A new report by the Centre for Research on Energy and...
Human rights groups have condemned a new round of arrests in Belarus targeting civil society organisations. Belarusian authorities carried out a day of massive...
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Czechs, Poles, and Hungarians are as free to travel as citizens of almost any other country in the world. Others from emerging Europe – especially Kosovo –...
The frustratingly slow process of integration with the European Union has Ukraine looking for alternative partners. In April, at the height of the border standoff...
The landslide victory of a pro-European party in Moldova’s parliamentary election has been portrayed as a kick in the teeth for Russian interests in the country...