Eastern Europe

Gloria Trifonova on the intersection of music and politics and the successful political campaign of raper Itzo Hazarta in last month's parliamentary elections in Bulgaria.

Hugo Blewett-Mundy on how Moldova is left in a vulnerable position in relation to Russia and Nord Stream 2.

Ionut Chiruta on how Romanian politician's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic increasingly resembles the drama of a Greek tragedy.

On Monday staff of the Kyiv Post arrived at the newspaper's office, to find that they had been fired and the webpage shut down. They are now scrambling to save what's left while working on [...]

Are you driving a Lamborgini or a Lada? Gloria Trifonova on how wealth inequality has contributed to the current political crisis in Bulgaria.

Martina Bergamaschi explores the new art scene of the Ukrainian Donbas and speaks to the founder of Gareleya Neotodryosh, Vitaly Matukhno.

"While they do hurt the Belarusian economy, half-hearted Western sanctions will not topple Lukashenko’s regime." By Chris Coljin.

"Zelenskyy and his allies in Kyiv and abroad need to understand that any compromise with Russia won’t fulfill all wishes of the Ukrainian side." Lance Bradley on Kyiv's diminishing leverage over [...]

This month, Owen Howells take a look at the newly established Open Balkan Initiative aimed at further cooperation and integration of the Western Balkans and potentially speed up the EU accession [...]

"For worshippers of Romuva in Lithuania, June came with some seriously welcome news, as the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) sided with worshippers in a case against the State". Article by [...]