First, they came for Marine
Or how the court ruling in France against Marine Le Pen sounds familiar to Romanians (more…)
Year: 2025
Just Transition: Mission Impossible? Chapter One: Stories from Romania and Bulgaria
December 2022, announcement on the European Commission's website: Romania will receive €2.14 billion from Just Transition Fund to diversify the...
The sacred fig and the death of patriarchy
Siyavash Shahabi, The Fire Next Time, 24 January 2025 On 17 March 2025, the director of the film The Seed of...
Vladimir Mitev: Bulgaria is part of both Western policy towards Ukraine and Western policy towards Russia
Mihai Isac, Karadeniz Press, 26 March 2025 The Bridge of Friendship, 26 March 2025 Vladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian Romanian-speaking journalist...
Donald Tusk’s Vision for Poland: Unlocking the Future or Selling It Short?
Since his return to power, Donald Tusk has sought to project the image of a moderniser, a pragmatic leader who...
First, they came for the Venezuelans
Sonali Kolhatkar, Independent Media Institute, 25 March 2025 President Donald Trump promised to unleash mass deportations on immigrants during his presidential...
Trillion-dollar baby in times of profligacy
Konrad Watrin So far unheard of words. Such are the headlines of leading German media and politicians these days: "Dictators...
Berlin’s Neo-Nazis
Posted by Thomas Klikauer Germany’s Neo-Nazis have renewed their, often displayed, brutalities in recent weeks. They are encouraged by the...
New Oligarchy: Trump, Big Tech, and Seizure of Global Future
As Donald Trump embarks on his second term in the White House, the relationship between his administration and America’s digital...
Alin Munteanu, Cartel Alfa: Mining will not be completely closed, but neither will it be reopened. I don’t trust sovereignists
Vladimir Mitev, Malgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat Alin Munteanu is the president of Cartel Alfa Gorj at Complex Energetic Oltenia. He spoke to...