Under new Prime Minister Rumen Radev, in just six months Bulgaria has shifted from steadfast support for Ukraine to a foreign policy dangling between Euro-Atlantic solidarity and overtures towards…

The region is under pressure from competing superpowers, which use political, energy, and military tools to strengthen their influence. How is the position of countries in the Balkans changing in the…

<i>The war in Ukraine is forcing grain to take a detour. The southern corridor minimises its carbon footprint, but as volumes rise, resilience also requires longer routes to be brought into use.</i>

Europe's best male organic farmer lives on Funen. This is the opinion of a jury composed of members from the European Parliament and the Council of Europe, which has just named Hans Erik Jørgensen,…

Initial enthusiasm in Poland to help Ukrainians fleeing Russian aggression is giving way to anti-refugee sentiment. This is fuelled not only by the instrumentalisation of conflicts and historical…

At the very top of the Prague Slavia stand, we watch with a group mostly of young boys from <a href="https://www.clovekvtisni.cz/co-delame/socialni-prace-v-cr/nizkoprahove-kluby">low-threshold…

For 20 years, we have been explaining to our European partners that dependence on Russian gas is not just a commercial issue but a matter of security. In the same way, we must think about dependence o...

Since last autumn, a new wave of student engagement has been rising in Slovakia and Lithuania. They protest, discuss, and create communities. The outflow of young people, the climate crisis,…

With parts of the feminist movement drifting towards personal empowerment and green actors emphasising cost of living issues, few voices remain connecting the dots between ecological and feminist…

According to Diana Tung, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Barcelona, Spain, and Seth M. Holmes, ICREA researcher at the Institute of Social Anthropology, Hub for Global Social Medicine,…

The concentration of the controversial forever chemical TFA (trifluoroacetic acid) in Austrian groundwater has increased significantly in many locations over approximately five years. This is shown…

<strong>Fifty-nine percent for the far-right Alternative for Germany (Alternative für Deutschland, AfD), six for the Social Democratic Party, and seven for the left-wing Die Linke. This was the…

<i>September marks nine months since Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and Uladzimir Labkovich were released from prison, and six months since the release of Marfa Rabkova, Valiantsin Stefano...

AI graffiti is appearing on the streets from the internet. Is this democratization of advertising, or an attack on urban aesthetics at the expense of creators – or perhaps both? The post AI on build...

Lithium may be at the heart of the green transition, but the extraction of this metallic element also causes damage to natural environments. In Portugal, a country rich in lithium, modest rural…

In Sebber Lake and Limfjorden, dead fish were observed at the beginning of July - later in the summer, fish and shrimp were dying in Vejle Harbor. The oxygen deficiency in our inland waters has…

The grazing cows around St. Gaasdal near Skjern look like all other organic cows: fresh grass, freedom, and open sky. However, the farm's 700 dairy cows share something special: none of them have…

<strong>When the war in Ukraine began, it seemed that Poles and Ukrainians could not be closer. After nearly five years of relative peace, however, both countries returned to their usual bickering,…

Why is the liberal order coming to an end, who can be the subject of a revolution, and does Europe still have something to offer the world? Answers from a Slovenian philosopher. The post We need a b...

<i>Fifteen years ago, the internet still carried the promise of strengthening democracy, empowering civil society and challenging authoritarian control. Since then, that optimism has collided with a…

While democratic initiatives led by citizens, energy communities play an important role in efforts to accelerate Europe's transition to renewable energy. However, behind their progressive image,…

How to cope with problems in intimate life when pain and fear disrupt the relationship? What does a comic about finding one's boundaries and mental healing reveal about a topic that is still taboo?

The chemical factory FMC Rønland, formerly known as Cheminova, announced after a storm meeting at the factory on Tuesday that production at the Thyborøn plant will cease by the end of 2026. A…

It was a strange year. Temperature records were falling all over Europe, prolonged droughts were destroying crops, and fires were consuming forests. Military conflicts and genocides continued…

The current tech landscape is neither our best nor only choice.

<i>In Serbia and Republika Srpska, politicians, pro-government media, nationalist organisations and citizens mourned the death of Ratko Mladić, who died on August 27th. Despite his conviction as a…

<i>For centuries, the Seto have inhabited the region of south-east Estonia and north-west Russia. However, forces outside of their control have divided their ancestral lands between these two hostile…

Global developments shine a spotlight on Europe’s entrenched relationship with agricultural inputs.

When water scarcity affects several of the world's most important wheat-producing regions at the same time, the consequences can be felt all the way to the grocery store shelves and bread aisles.…

Research reveals a largely unexplored support ecosystem for displaced artists near Europe's borders, dominated by fragmented, grassroots initiatives. How effective are these informal networks, and…

<i>The city of Lviv has become a destination for many Ukrainians fleeing communities on the front line. At first, many viewed this move as a temporary measure. However, Lviv’s new residents are now…

<strong>On Thursday, June 25, Minister of Culture Martina Šimkovičová visited the Slovak National Library in Martin, which she described as one of “the most significant cultural institutions in…

Judith Sargentini laments the flawed narratives and crisis of trust blocking productive conversation.

The evolving concept of “community” reveals shifting meanings from 19th-century sociology to modern social movements and digital culture. How can we critically engage with its multiple…

<i>Polish society’s relationship with Ukraine currently faces numerous problems. An early enthusiasm for aiding Ukrainians fleeing Russian aggression has often given way to anti-migrant sentiment.…

When Gitta and Bjørn Kjelgaard first held the Organic Harvest Market at Lille Østergaard near Brønderslev, smartphones had not yet been invented. Peter Schmeichel was still active on the Danish…

How do young people perceive the current world full of uncertainties, violence, and conflicts? What does solidarity mean, and how can we demonstrate it in a time when the old world is fading away and…

We eat approximately 1,000 main meals per year. This includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner times 365 days minus the days when things don't go according to plan. 1,000 meals. Each main meal…

<i>An alliance of convenience in the Romanian parliament is playing a dangerous game with the country’s energy future. While the EU has already supplied funds for a transition, some parties appear…

There was some debate and perhaps irritation among many when the EU introduced a requirement that the caps on plastic bottles must stay attached. However, the positive effect of this requirement is no...

<i>A proposal made at a recent meeting of EU agriculture ministers would downgrade the protection of brown bears to the same level as wolves. Environmentalists say this would amount to a gift to…

<i>Armenia is currently undergoing a seismic change in how society relates to the state. While high politics remains an important factor, a growing number of citizens are starting to actively judge…

At the beginning of summer <a href="https://www.vlny-veder.cz/kraje-a-mesta/praha/">it hit</a> Prague with the first wave of heatwaves. After three days, I finally opened the windows in my apartment.…

<i>The development of effective European self-defence against Russia's "mental warfare" demands better understanding of how Moscow thinks about its conflict with the West.</i>

Summer's extreme drought and record-high temperatures could mean that the economic growth the EU seemed to expect in 2026 will be completely wiped out. In a new analysis of the summer's extreme…

Dutch urbanism is known for the concept of <a href="https://citychangers.org/lessons-from-amsterdams-agenda/">autoluw</a>, which can be roughly described as streets where the car is last. It's not…

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