Back and forth

Despite the breakup with president Poroshenko, former president of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili is now back to Ukraine. While many wonder how his return will impact on domestic politics, his coming back certainly says something about the current situation in the country.

Will the Parthenon marbles, currently exhibited at the British Museum, ever return to Athens? Brexit negotiations may open a window of opportunity, as Greece could trade the restitution of the sculptures for the Greek parliament's "yes" to Brexit.

More in this newsletter: last week in Serbia, media and citizens joined forces in a campaign against increasing pressures on media; the situation regarding media is a bleak one in Montenegro, too: a background of past and present issues curtailing media freedom is available in our Dossier on Media Freedom in Montenegro.

06/10/2017 -