30 years after the Bosnian War
The efforts of international organizations, Bosnia and Herzegovina remains a deeply divided country, split between Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats. “This is where I found peace,” said Zejnil Halilovic, standing in front of his former neighbors’ abandoned house. The building was now just a concrete skeleton, slowly being swallowed by vegetation,…
Europe’s food giants turn a blind eye to deforestation in Argentina
multinationals are importing massive quantities of soy from the Chaco region, which is prone to deforestation. They are thus helping to destroy this biodiversity hotspot. In the first part of our report we saw how soy from deforestation-prone areas in Argentina continues to arrive in Europe, despite an EU ban…
Denmark has long been Euroskeptic
As Denmark takes over the presidency of the European Union, Danes are more strongly pro-European than at any time in the past two decades – a shift in sentiment that can at least partly be attributed to US President Donald Trump. An eye-opening survey published in March by Berlingske, a…
Russia’s Bankers Fight Inflation and the Kremlin’s War Addiction
After two years of fiscally-fueled growth and double-digit inflation, the Russian central bank is claiming a victory over galloping prices. But it’s come at a price. The Bank of Russia cut its base rate by a substantial 200 basis points to 18% on July 25, following a 100-point reduction the…
Russia targeting voters across EU, Moldova warns
Moscow is hoping pro-European Moldovans living abroad don’t go out to vote in September’s elections. Russia is ramping up efforts to influence Moldovans living abroad across Europe to try to sway critical elections next month, the EU candidate country’s security chief has warned. National Security Adviser Stanislav Secrieru “The campaign…





