If there is one food at the heart of traditional Macedonian cuisine, it is beans, with dishes such as ‘tavche gravche’ and ‘chorba grav’. However, with climate change and the gradual exodus from the countryside, production is steadily declining, even in areas most closely linked to this culture, such as Tetovo

10/11/2026, Aleksandar Samardjiev  Tetovo

The European Commission has identified delays in Kosovo’s implementation of key reforms in the EU integration process. The 2026 Country Report highlights that no progress has been made in improving the performance of the judiciary and that the expected results in the fight against corruption have not been achieved

09/11/2026, Mehmet Krasniqi  Pristina

Unlike other post-Soviet republics, Ukraine has struggled to forge its own political and cultural identity following the collapse of the Soviet Union, a process which, in many respects, is still ongoing. Reflections by the former dissident Yosyf Zisels and Refat Chubarov, leader of the Crimean Tatar national movement

09/11/2026, Anna Romandash 

The triumph of the Student List in the recent elections, which brought an end to the long-standing political crisis in Serbia, raises questions that go beyond a mere change of government. Will the shift brought about by the students remain confined to the political sphere, or will it pave the way for a deeper institutional and social transformation?

05/11/2026, Danijela Nenadić  Belgrado

Dismayed by a court decision to reduce a sentence — already considered lenient — handed down to someone who had threatened his life, Boris Pejović, a photojournalist for the Podgorica-based newspaper Vijesti, took an action that caught many by surprise: he turned himself in to the authorities, intending to sound the alarm about the inadequate protection afforded to media professionals

03/11/2026, Vukašin Obradović  Podgorica

With nearly 58% of the vote, interim President Iliyana Yotova scored a clear victory in yesterday’s Bulgarian presidential runoff. The result strengthens Prime Minister Rumen Radev – her political mentor – while also endorsing Sofia’s conciliatory approach towards the Kremlin

02/11/2026, Francesco Martino  Sofia