The Ottoman period, in several European countries, is often viewed very negatively, as a long occupation during which nothing good happened. But was it really so? An interview with Emir O. Filipović, professor of medieval history at the University of Sarajevo, as part of the Extinguished Countries project – guidebooks to countries that no longer exist

02/04/2026, Giovanni Vale 

A few days before the Hungarian elections on April 12, Budapest and Kyiv find themselves at the center of a diplomatic crisis involving the EU. To understand this, we need to take a few steps back: the Hungarian minority in the Ukrainian region of Transcarpathia and the evolution of relations between the two countries

01/04/2026, Claudia Bettiol  Kyiv

If the Western Balkans, Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia were to join the Union, current member states would face a redistribution of EU funds, but they could also seize new opportunities. We discussed this with Zsolt Darvas of the Bruegel think tank

01/04/2026, Federico Baccini  Brussels

Rich in natural resources, Bosnia and Herzegovina is plundered by international companies, which make their way thanks to widespread corruption. The local population, however, offers tenacious resistance. Second of four episodes on environmental activism, a very dynamic phenomenon in the country today

31/03/2026, Peter Lippman 

In September 2023, the residents of Majevica, by pure chance, learned that a multinational mining company was about to begin exploration for lithium deposits. This sparked a mobilization that involved the entire area. This is the first of four installments on environmental activism, a very dynamic phenomenon in Bosnia and Herzegovina today

30/03/2026, Peter Lippman 

A quarter of Bulgarians are not connected to the pubblic sewerage network. Many communities across Bulgaria, including some neighborhoods in Sofia, are still waiting for an adequate wastewater management system. It is not a lack of money, but good planning and punctuality in project delivery

30/03/2026, Vladislava Peeva  Sofia