Boban Pesov is an Italian cartoonist of Macedonian origin. Last year, he published his first graphic novel, “Once upon a time there was the East”, which tells three stories from Italy and North Macedonia. With this interview, we announce his new comic column on OBCT

03/09/2026, Giovanni Vale 

North Macedonia is celebrating 35 years of independence, but has made no progress on its main strategic goal: EU membership. The VMRO government is now demanding guarantees before making concessions to neighboring Bulgaria’s demands

03/09/2026, Aleksandar Samardjiev  Tetovo

On August 21, three vessels from the Global Sumud Flotilla set sail for Vlora. On board, Albanian and Palestinian activists were determined to demonstrate that the Mediterranean is a political space and that the struggles erupting on its shores can be interconnected

31/08/2026, Dalia Ismail, Elira Kadriu 

Although originally designed to decarbonise the EU’s poorest economy, Brussels’ cohesion policy has ended up supporting a textbook example of the ‘Jevons paradox’

31/08/2026, Vladislava Peeva 

Serbia’s independent media are currently experiencing a new turbulent phase, following yet another change of ownership. Is this another attempt by the Serbian government to silence the non-aligned press? A recap of what has happened over the last year

28/08/2026, Giorgio Russo 

Georgia has joined the group of countries that repress dissent beyond its national borders. For several years now, there has been a growing number of cases of opponents of the Georgian Dream party being reached abroad and subjected to illegal arrests, threats and intimidation. The third and final part of our in-depth analysis

28/08/2026, Marilisa Lorusso