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In Saint Sophia’s Cathedral in Kyiv, currently a museum, there is scaffolding and noise. I visited the church, which boasts some of the most stunning medieval mosaics in Central Europe, […]
Croat, Muslim and Serb nationalist parties will dominate Bosnia’s complex government in the next four years. Pro-Russian Serb nationalist leader ...
The clear failure of Macedonia’s referendum is bitter for many, even if the result is not binding. It is bitter for the government in Skopje, fo ...
The Three Seas Initiative was launched two years ago at the behest of the Croatian and Polish governments. Those participating in the initiative inclu ...
Mehmet Y., who has dual German-Turkish citizenship, has been under house arrest in a Bulgarian hotel since September 5. Officials in Ankara want him extradited. If that request is granted, […]
A years-long battle that has pitted artists against big tech came to a head in Strasbourg on Wednesday, when the European Parliament voted to update copyright protections for the age […]
Tensions flared in Romania this week after a politician from the ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD) posted a video on social media comparing the country’s president to Adolf Hitler. The […]
After organizers of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) toured Israel last week to scout for possible venues for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest — designating Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Eilat […]
International aid organizations have reported that Croatian police are using violence to push refugees back into neighboring Bosnia-Herzegovina. Croatian authorities deny the accusations. A middle-aged man steps out of a […]
Turkey is a country in crisis, the Lira’s freefall being a case in point. President Erdogan needs to tackle this, but a diplomatic row with the US could force him […]
