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  • EUMM monitors patrolling along the fenced South Ossetia Administrative Boundary Line
    Peace

    Following the 2008 Russo-Georgian War, the EU established a civilian monitoring mission in Georgia. Since then, the EUMM has been making an impartial contribution to stability and security, even though relations between the EU and Georgia have become increasingly strained

    26/08/2026, Tornike Kakalashvili  Gori

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    startup and cohesion policy

    The Romanian investment fund Nucleo Ventures, recently created thanks to EU funding through cohesion policy, will provide venture capital support for tech startups ranging from 150,000 to 1.4 million euros. An interview with Valentin Filip, president of the new fund

    26/08/2026, Claudiu Zamfir 

  • The choir and the drum group, photo Citizens.al
    Reportage

    While the flamingos have given the Albanian protest its visual identity, drums and chants have given it a voice. In this report, we have collected some of the most well-known voices from the protests which have been going on uninterruptedly for almost three months now

    24/08/2026, Erisa Kryeziu  Tirana

  • Ivona Munteanu © Maria Gorie
    Education

    In recent years, the Romanian school system has changed, some say for the worse, others for the better. We spoke with Ivona Munteanu, a Romanian language and literature teacher and alumna of the Teach for Romania program, which trains teachers to work in challenging school environments

    21/08/2026, Oana Dumbrava 

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    Political crisis

    Kosovo is struggling to emerge from its long political crisis: even after last June’s early elections, the parties in the Pristina parliament are unable to form a new parliament and a new majority. As tensions rise, the country could lose vital EU funding

    19/08/2026, Mehmet Krasniqi  Pristina

  • Memories

    The War Childhood Museum in Sarajevo brings together testimonies and artefacts from people who grew up amidst conflict, in Bosnia and Herzegovina and beyond. Collected with sensitivity, these memories provide opportunities for dialogue between divided communities

    19/08/2026, Tornike Kakalashvili