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Construction workers at a bustling site highlight the labor demands driving Bulgaria's migration wave in 2025.
Posted inEconomy

Bulgaria’s 25,000 New Workers: Migration Wave Hits the Balkans

Bulgaria has swallowed an unprecedented wave of foreign labour – nearly 25 000 third‑country nationals entered the market in 2025, a scale that dwarfs the 10 000‑plus recorded just four years earlier. The…
Posted by Katarína Nováková January 18, 2026
Workers repair critical water infrastructure in Bishkek as the city faces a looming water cutoff due to chronic maintenance needs.
Posted inInvestigations

Bishkek’s Thirst: Microdistrict Faces Water Cutoff

The capital’s 12‑microdistrict will be plunged into silence on 20 January as Bishkekvodokanal suspends drinking‑water service for an “extended period”, leaving homes, schools, preschools and health‑care facilities to fend for themselves.…
Posted by Aida Sadykova January 17, 2026
The silent, empty auditorium of Latvia's Dailes Theatre stands as a stage for controversy, amid claims of toxic management culture.
Posted inSociety

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.
Posted inSociety

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.
Posted inSociety

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.
Posted inSociety

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
A cozy, colorful lounge area in a hospice facility, with slippers arranged neatly on the floor and bean bags providing comfort for patients.
Posted inAnalysis

Hospice Care in Uzbekistan: A Silent Crisis in Central Asia

The promised national hospice that was unveiled on 11 February 2025 still sits idle, a stark emblem of a system that cannot deliver dignified end‑of‑life care to the thousands of terminally ill…
Posted by Aida Sadykova December 21, 2025
A serene aerial view of a riverside park in Sofia, contrasting with the city's recent anti-corruption protests demanding justice for businessman Pevski.
Posted inPolitics

Bulgaria’s Anti‑Corruption Wave Targets Pevski – Mass Demonstrations

Sofia’s avenues have become a sea of protest, with drone footage estimating well over one hundred thousand citizens converging on the capital to demand the prosecution of businessman‑politician Vasil Terziev Peevski.…
Posted by Katarína Nováková December 18, 2025
Posted inSociety

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.
Posted inSociety

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

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