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Wed, 3 Nov 2021 16:47:07 +0100
Europe's Brutal and Illegal Approach to Migration: "Our Orders Are Clear. Nobody Gets Through"
Months of reporting has revealed the violent – and illegal – brutality the EU is deploying at its external borders to ward off migrants. Those few refugees who make it through describe beatings, harassment and abasement. Yet there are examples of...

Tue, 2 Nov 2021 15:23:21 +0100
Interview with Central Bank Expert David Marsh: Evaluating ECB President Christine Lagarde After Two Years of Crisis
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has now been on the job for two years. Thus far, her term has been plagued by the COVID-19 crisis. But soon, says central bank expert David Marsh, she will have to start transitioning to normalcy. Wha...

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 08:30:00 +0200
The Fragile State of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosnian Serbs Are Playing with Fire
Bosnian-Serb leader Milorad Dodik is stoking the nationalist flames in his country and would like to secede from Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a dangerous path in an explosive region. What can the EU do?

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 12:00:00 +0200
Narco-State Netherlands: The Slippery Dutch Slope from Drug Tolerance to Drug Terror
Drug gangs in the Netherlands have long since graduated from hashish to cocaine - and from dealing on the streets to a spree of contract killings. Police, lawyers, journalists: All are at risk of falling victim to the drug violence that has gripped t...

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 19:24:22 +0200
Golden Visas for Refugees: “We Are Trading the Borders Away"
Rich investors are able to buy their way into Europe. Why not refugees? A group of artists in Germany known as the Peng Collective is planning to flip the script for one family from Afghanistan.

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 11:41:50 +0200
Fall of an Austrian Chancellor: The Stench of Corruption Leads to Kurz's Sudden Resignation
Initially celebrated as a wunderkind, Sebastian Kurz resigned as Austrian chancellor over the weekend amid a far-reaching corruption probe. Documents from that investigation hint at a mafia-like system involving political leaders and the media built ...

Thu, 7 Oct 2021 16:44:24 +0200
EU: Europe's Violent Shadow Army Unmasked
Mysterious men wearing balaclavas are beating up refugees at the external EU border or abandoning them at sea. Months of reporting now reveals who is behind the operations.

Wed, 6 Oct 2021 10:00:00 +0200
Stranded on the EU External Border: Poland Turns to Questionable Methods to Turn Back Migrants
Five migrants have already died on the Belarusian border as they try to enter Poland. Warsaw, though, has shown zero sympathy for their plight and continues to do all they can to prevent refugees from entering.

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 16:00:00 +0200
Blueberries for Europe: Portugal Mortgages Its Future for Present-Day Agricultural Profits
The berry market has transformed Portugal as plantations have sprung up in recent years. Conditions for workers are problematic and an already dry region is quickly using up its water supplies.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:26:55 +0200
Controversial Eurozone Accession: Concerns Rise as Bulgaria Prepares to Join the Euro
Bulgaria has significant problems with corruption and money laundering. Nevertheless, the European Union is prepared to accept the country as the next member of the eurozone. Many fear that might be a bad idea.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 15:38:22 +0200
Operation White Milk: How Austrian Intelligence Hid a Suspected Syrian War Criminal from the Law
Khalid al-Halabi is thought to have been responsible for the torturing of Syrian opposition activists. Despite efforts to bring him to justice, he has been living in freedom in Austria for years – protected by the country's intelligence agency.

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 10:30:48 +0200
Europe Rethinks Its Approach to Forest Fires: Helicopters, Planes and ... Sheep?
It has been a bad summer for wildfires in Europe, and all signs point to more bad summers to come. Many countries are trying out new approaches to lower the fire danger, but not all of them are high-tech. Catalonia, for example, is turning to livesto...

Wed, 1 Sep 2021 11:28:52 +0200
Yanis Varoufakis: A Former Leftist Icon Turns to Science Fiction
As Greek finance minister, he made a name for himself for standing up to Germany. But his political star burned out quickly. Now, Yanis Varoufakis is trying his luck at writing novels.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 12:40:50 +0200
A Refugee Returns to Northern Cyprus After 47 Years
At the age of 15, Tasoula Hadjitofi had to flee her home in Cyprus. Forty-seven years after the war, Turkey has finally allowed her to visit the Greek quarter in Famagusta for the first time. What is left of her childhood home?

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 10:18:38 +0200
Stewing Conflict Between German High Court and the EU Could Boil Over
The European Union's highest court and Germany's Constitutional Court are facing off over which institution has the last say when it comes to major political issues. The government in Berlin is desperately trying to play down the severity of the conf...

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 18:38:35 +0200
Lukashenko's Revenge: How Belarus Is Funneling Refugees into the EU
With the EU putting pressure on Belarus in the form of sanctions, the country's autocratic president, Alexander Lukashenko, has responded by funneling refugees from Iraq and elsewhere into Lithuania. The situation on the border is worsening.

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 17:43:09 +0200
Poland's Judges Are Fighting To Save Rule of Law and Their Own Jobs
Jarosław Kaczyński, who holds the levers of power in the Polish government, is well on his way to turning the country into an autocracy. Just one thing stands in his way: a few courageous judges. They are the subject of systematic harassment and ar...

Sat, 7 Aug 2021 13:03:51 +0200
Lukashenko's Reign of Fear Hits the Olympics and Beyond
The spectacular defection of Belarusian Olympic sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya shows how great the fear of the country's dictator Alexander Lukashenko has become. Particularly after a mysterious death in Kiev.

Tue, 3 Aug 2021 16:43:23 +0200
Proposed Northern Ireland Amnesty Law Faces Massive Critique
Thousands of people died in the Northern Ireland conflict. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson now wants to put a stop to all court proceedings related to the violence. The families of the dead are appalled.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 14:03:31 +0200
Dealing with Europe’s Autocrats: It’s Time to Cut Funding for Orbán
Hungarian President Viktor Orbán and other like-minded populists are trampling on the EU’s values with growing disregard. Europe has an effective option for taking action and it is time to use it: We need to cut Hungary’s EU funds.



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