The 109th edition of the Giro d’Italia sets off today from Nessebar, on the Black Sea. For Bulgaria, which is hosting the first three stages, this is an important opportunity to promote sport and tourism, although the arrival of the ‘Giro d’Italia’ is not without unanswered questions

08/05/2026, Francesco Martino  Sofia

Separated by a border but connected by the same Pindus mountain range, Demati and Dardha tell parallel stories of communities that once thrived, then emptied, and are now, cautiously, beginning to imagine what comes next

06/05/2026, Mary Drosopoulos  Korça

In the remote village of Demati, initiatives supported by the EU’s Interreg program are quietly giving new life to abandoned spaces and a fading community

05/05/2026, Mary Drosopoulos  Demati

At the end of April – and after a long tug-of-war – the Kosovo parliament failed to elect a new president, triggering a new crisis, not only political but also institutional. New snap elections are scheduled for June 7th

05/05/2026, Mehmet Krasniqi  Pristina

An exhibition and a book on Serbian war crimes during the 1998-1999 Kosovo conflict reopen wounds, along with a criminal case against its curator, Shkëlzen Gashi. This case reignites the debate between historical memory and freedom of expression

04/05/2026, Arta Berisha  Pristina

The adoption of the gender equality law has sparked intense public debate in Albania, intertwinning ideological narratives and disinformation. The battle is now in front of the Constitutional Court.

04/05/2026, Erisa Kryeziu  Tirana