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A festive Christmas tree is placed on a Baltic beach in Estonia, part of a community-driven effort to combat coastal erosion using discarded holiday decorations.
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Saving Beaches with Christmas Trees: Estonia’s Unusual Climate Fix

The Estonian coastline is being bolstered not with concrete barriers but with a forest of discarded Christmas trees, a low‑cost experiment that could reshape how small towns fight rising seas.…
Posted by Katarína Nováková January 18, 2026
The silent, empty auditorium of Latvia's Dailes Theatre stands as a stage for controversy, amid claims of toxic management culture.
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Stage Fright: Dailes Theatre’s Management Culture Under Fire

The Ministry of Culture’s €276,205 slash to Dailes Theatre’s state grant has ignited a firestorm that now roars through Latvia’s most storied stage. Within weeks the theatre announced the termination…
Posted by Katarína Nováková January 17, 2026
A musician performs on a grand organ, highlighting the cultural and musical heritage that may complement the Czech Republic’s pioneering approach to organ donation and public health policy.
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Czech Republic Leads in Organ Donation – A Model for the Region?

The Czech Republic has turned organ donation into a national sport, logging 360 deceased donors in 2024 – a staggering 34.29 donors per million people – and delivering 484 transplants…
Posted by Katarína Nováková January 17, 2026
A gallery space displays iconic Andy Warhol artworks, including a pink-toned 'Last Supper' and a vibrant piece featuring the number '69', symbolizing the artist's influence on pop art.
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Warhol’s Delayed Debut: Slovakia’s Museum Stalls Amid Pandemic

The Andy Warhol Museum, billed as Slovakia’s cultural flagship, still sits half‑built while the calendar pages turn. Promised for a 2023 launch, the project has been pushed back indefinitely, and not…
Posted by Katarína Nováková December 27, 2025
Ostrava’s new football shrine, designed to honor Baník and Kozub supporters, redefines the city’s skyline with its futuristic architecture.
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Ostrava’s New Shrine: Football Fans Transform Cityscape

A shrine to Baník supporters and the late activist Josef Kozub was supposedly unveiled at the north‑gate of Ostrava’s Městský stadion in June 2024 – yet anyone trying to pin down what…
Posted by Katarína Nováková December 27, 2025
This rendering depicts a nuclear facility with dedicated underground waste storage, highlighting the complex infrastructure involved in managing radioactive materials.
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Radioactive Waste in Croatia Raises Public Health Concerns

A low‑and‑intermediate‑level radioactive waste depot has turned the former Čerkezovac army barracks into a flashpoint for civil unrest, with citizens demanding transparency and the EU’s Euratom Directive 2013/59 appearing more…
Posted by Aida Sadykova December 22, 2025
Bulgarian-speaking social media influencers are in demand globally, as highlighted by this job listing for a remote position in London.
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Bulgaria’s Top Influencers: The New Face of Social Power

In the chill of December 2025, the streets of Sofia, Plovdiv and Varna were not the only places that flickered. The glow of millions of Instagram stories, TikTok clips and…
Posted by Katarína Nováková December 21, 2025
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From Belgium to Lithuania: One Netizen’s Love Letter to the Baltic State

The internet has a way of turning an ordinary stroll into a diplomatic coup, and a Belgian netizen’s breezy video of daily life in Lithuania proved just that. Within hours…
Posted by Katarína Nováková December 16, 2025
Thousands of Croatian protesters converge in Zagreb demanding government action against femicide and calling for stricter laws and better enforcement.
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Croatian Protesters Demand Action on ‘Femicide’ After Controversial Remarks

Thousands flooded Zagreb’s streets on 12 May, brandishing banners that read “Ni jedna žrtva više, ni jedna žena manje!” and demanding an end to what they describe as the state’s indifference…
Posted by Katarína Nováková December 16, 2025
Police respond to a border incident on Lake Skadar, underscoring safety concerns along the Albania-Montenegro waterway.
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Tragedy on the Border: Boat Capsizes on Lake Skadar

Three passengers clung to a sinking boat on Lake Skadar yesterday, their desperate shouts echoing across the rippling border between Albania and Montenegro. The capsising, which left the trio teetering on…
Posted by Arben Krasniqi December 15, 2025
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