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  • © Parlamento UE
    European Unione

    Flexibility and simplification in the proposed new EU budget for 2028-2034 could easily lead to “deregulation even within European funds.” Interview with Chiara Catelli, advocacy officer at PICUM

    15/04/2026, Federico Baccini  Bruxelles

  • Rumen Radev © Anton Chalakov/Shutterstock
    Portrait

    Polls predict former President Rumen Radev will win the Sunday, April 19, elections in Bulgaria. A moderate nationalist, open to dialogue with Moscow, Radev has toughened his tone during the campaign, so much so that his opponents are raising the specter of a new Orbán

    14/04/2026, Francesco Martino  Sofia

  • Orthodox church and the mosque in the center of Berat © Arbjona Çibuku
    Religious festivities

    From candlelit vigils to the silence of the communist years, Catholic and Orthodox communities celebrate Easter in Albania as both a religious and cultural event shaped by interfaith coexistence and historical memory

    14/04/2026, Arbjona Çibuku  Berat

  • Banja Luka, Republika Srpska (BiH), Office of the President of the RS © Bngc/Shutterstock
    Opinion

    The recent announcement of the establishment of an Office for International Cooperation, tasked with managing diplomatic relations with the Republika Srpska, suggests yet another move toward secession

    13/04/2026, Alex Young 

  • Ozren mountain, Bosnia and Herzegovina © serato/Shutterstock
    Activism and environment

    In addition to multinational mining companies, environmental activists in Bosnia and Herzegovina also clash with local political leaders who enthusiastically facilitate the exploitation of natural resources. Despite the difficult path of victories and defeats, activists are not giving up the fight for the environment

    10/04/2026, Peter Lippman 

  • Kakanj, Bosnia Erzegovina © betibup33/Shutterstock
    Activism and environment

    In Bosnia and Herzegovina environmental activism is proving to be a transversal phenomenon, capable of uniting diverse social groups and overcoming ethnic and religious divisions fueled by political elites. The third episode of our reportage

    08/04/2026, Peter Lippman