The EU and LGBTI rights in the Western Balkans
The prospect of entering the EU has invited the countries of the region to adopt laws against discrimination based on sex and gender. However, more efforts are needed in order to achieve structural change
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COMMENT True stability needs media freedom
Belgrade | Dragan Janjić | 19/7/2017
Turkey: with prospect of accession now unlikely, continuity of IPA funds to the country is under examination
Albania: low turnout in recent elections call into question the lack of alternatives to the undisputed leader
A driving force behind the economy, turism in Greece is often also the realm of workers' exploitation
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Armenia, amidst abandonment and nostalgiaArmenia in autumn time: from Yerevan to the south of the country, in Goris, at the border with Iran, and then further on to Sevan lake and Alaverdi. A photo-reportage by Stefano Majno
There won't be European integration without free press OBCT attended the Civil Society Forum of the Western Balkans Series in Trieste from July 10 to 12, 2017, joining the panel: "Media Freedom: a very European issue". Why do we con...
Istanbul historical neighbourhoodsTarlabaşı, Fatih, Fener and Balat: the old Istanbul on the European side, its streets, architectures and the people living there. A photo-reportage by Stefano Majno
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Arts and culture
- The House of European History 23/03/2017
- The curves of the Georgian alphabet seduce UNESCO 27/12/2016
- Rajko Grlić: "Films are like acupuncture" 02/12/2016
- Serbia: the Babylonian spirits of Viminacium 23/09/2016
Reportage
Numerous farmers and land owners in Albania feel they are sidelined by Europe’s dash for gas
Dossier
A thematic series that OBC Transeuropa dedicates - in the context of the ECPMF project - to journalistic initiatives that foster high-quality reporting, promoting and strengthening democratic values and fundamental rights in European societies
Interview
Bulgaria, the EU, and the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome. From the collapse of the Berlin Wall to ''multi-speed Europe". An interview with Professor Anna Krasteva
