Around the Bloc

Poroshenko Pledges to Regain Lost Territory

Peace process foresees return of rebel territory to Kyiv’s control, but Russia is not likely to give up Crimea.

15 January 2016

Around the Bloc

Azeris Vent Anger Over High Prices

Troops sent in to quell unrest as the impact of slumping oil prices grows across Russia’s sphere of influence.

15 January 2016

Around the Bloc

Romania Protects Ancient Site From Mining

Rosia Montana’s historical value outweighs the gold and silver in nearby deposits, the government decides.

15 January 2016

Around the Bloc

Moldovan President Tries Again to Name a Premier

One candidate for prime minister rejected by parliament, another by the president in last month.

15 January 2016

Around the Bloc

Montenegro Concentration Camp Island to Become Luxury Resort

Developer promises luxury with a ‘party atmosphere’ at repurposed fortress where Italy imprisoned thousands during World War II.

15 January 2016

Around the Bloc

Kremlin Critic Found Dead in Moscow Home

Vladimir Pribylovsky was a political commentator and author of several books detailing Vladimir Putin’s rise from the KGB to the presidency. 

14 January 2016

Around the Bloc

‘Bulgaria Stream’ Pipeline Could Replace South Stream

Russia could build a pipeline to a new gas hub on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, Boyko Borisov says.

14 January 2016

Around the Bloc

EU Considering ‘Nuclear Option’ Over Polish Laws

European Commission will probe whether Polish laws affecting the courts and state media violate EU democratic rules.

14 January 2016

Conflict & Diplomacy

Crimea in Darkness, Part 3

As Crimea’s power supply slowly returns to normal, TOL looks at how people are coping with blackouts and shortages. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. By Julia Ivanova

21 December 2015

Conflict & Diplomacy

Crimea in Darkness, Part 2

As its power supply slowly returns to normal, TOL looks at how the people of Crimea are coping with blackouts and shortages. You can read part one here. By Julia Ivanova (alias)

17 December 2015

Society

Uzbek Female Mullahs Make Comeback

Uzbekistan is one of the few Muslim countries where female Islamic teachers, known as otins, play an important religious role. By Shuhratjon Khurramov

8 December 2015

COLUMNS

Balkan Eye

Lightning Strikes at Christmas

Amid the deepening Russo-Turkish feud, incidents that at another time might look trivial are undermining Bulgaria’s institutions.By BOYKO VASSILEV

8 January 2016

Middle Europa

Same Question, Different Times

More than a quarter century after the fall of Berlin Wall, liberalism is not the only game in town for Central Europe.

By MARTIN EHL

6 January 2016

Middle Europa

Personal Revenge as a Political Tool 

Central Europe is becoming a laboratory for populist manipulators.By MARTIN EHL

9 December 2015

Balkan Eye

Tied in the Russo-Turkish Knot 

Bulgaria should pray for Europe to lift the curse of history.By BOYKO VASSILEV

4 December 2015

Middle Europa

An Unlikely Leader in the Making? 

Last week the Czech Republic witnessed the emergence of Bohuslav Sobotka as a major new political player.By MARTIN EHL

24 November 2015

The New EU

The Resurrection of Vaclav Klaus 

At the get-together of Kremlin sympathizers in Greece last month, one of the headlines was the presence of Czech former President Vaclav Klaus.

By KATERINA SAFARIKOVA

13 November 2015

Middle Europa

Corruption Nightmare: Ungovernable Countries 

A third of Romania’s political elite face prosecution or are already in jail, a third fear they will be, and a third still think themselves untouchable.By MARTIN EHL

10 November 2015

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30 June 2016 – 8 July 2016

Prague Media Point Conference: Media and Migration

7 November 2016 – 9 November 2016

Social Media in a Box

Online Security

Roma at Risk: Europe's Largest Minority

Middle Europa: Issue 2

Crimea: The Anatomy of a Crisis

Hard-Pressed: A quarter-century of Central and Eastern Europe's media under the pressures of autocracy, corruption, and capitalism

Ukraine's Identity Crisis: Understanding the Protests and the Politics

The Road to Brussels: Following Croatia's EU Journey

Vaclav Klaus: Consummate Contrarian