The Vjosa in Albania is one of Europe’s last wild rivers. Now a national park, it is, in theory, fully protected from source to mouth. Despite these safeguards, however, tensions soon arose, particularly between environmental activists and those who view the river as an economic and tourist resource

12/05/2026, Arbjona Çibuku  Tirana

After nearly ten years working as a consultant for European fund projects, entrepreneur Ovidiu Ișan decided it was time for a radical change: he gave up drafting projects for others and set out to build his own.

11/05/2026, Bogdan Grosereanu 

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