Bulgaria’s shrinking population and potentially shifting demographics are inspiring the usual far-right hysteria. Michael Colborne…
Commentary
The latest commentary from the Balkans and everything to its East.
Mostar: Beyond the Stereotypes of a Divided City
The city of Mostar in Bosnia-Herzegovina has long been reduced to a mere symbol of…
Op-Ed: Europe Remains Silent Over the Appointment of a Racist to Lead on Roma Inclusion in Bulgaria
Bernard Rorke on the EU’s silence on the appointment of a “pronounced supporter of fascist and neo-Nazi…
Croatia’s Government Still Hasn’t Removed a Fascist Plaque Near Jasenovac Concentration Camp
If it’s been eight months and a country’s leadership still hasn’t managed to remove a…
In Sarajevo, the Ruling Party’s “Victory Over Anti-Fascism”
A young city official has proposed renaming Tito Street in Sarajevo. Harm Rudolf Kern on the…
Southern Europe’s Summer Inferno: Silence of the Nationalists
Record-breaking temperatures have become something of a cliché. 2017, we are told, is set to…
Serbia’s New Lesbian Prime Minister: A Symbolic Step Forward?
In Serbia, is the recent appointment of Ana Brnabic to the office of prime minister indicative of a…