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Authoritarian leaders do not benefit from the corona crisis

The Call with Ivan Krastev

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Women strive to take on the populists

A new wave of activism in the Czech Republic

Unstoppable

Bosnia is powerless to halt demographic decline knows Tim Judah.

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The visual imaginaria of change

The Slovakian art scene (part 1): Unlocking the air

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The hand on the corona switch

Franziska Tschinderle about the unrest in Serbia

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Roma faces brunt

The demographic crises at the Western Balkans has huge impact on marginalised Roma communities.

Illustration: © Ewelina Karpowiak / Klawe Rzeczy

Montenegro’s downward spiral

Montenegro cannot count on bucking demographic trends.

Illustration: © Ewelina Karpowiak / Klawe Rzeczy

Romania’s demographic tailspin

It heralds social change, says Tim Judah.

Albania’s ‘demographic dividend’

Albania’s population is still comparatively young and the number of its elderly relatively low —but that could…

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The invisible curriculum

Vlado Rafael about the Slovak school system and how it creates the (self)image of Roma

Is there such a thing as European civil society?

What contribution can civil society initiatives make towards the unification of Europe, asks Kai Vöckler.

Kosovo’s demographic destiny

Europe’s youngest state is not immune to the ageing and depopulation hollowing out societies across the Balkans.

A call for a living economy

Felwine Sarr about fault lines in the neo-liberal economic system which the Covid-19 crisis laid bare

Frontex and the Western Balkans

Frontex's history of handling abuse evidence dogs Balkan expansion.

illustration by Norma Nardi©️ERSTE Stiftung

Hungary’s pandemic power grab: what happens now?

The Call with Peter Krekó

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