Adriatic Allure: China’s Relationship with Croatia and What India Can Offer in Its Search for New Strategic Partners in Europe

This article is part of a series of articles authored by young, aspiring China scholars under the Future CHOICE initiative. As the South Asian giant enters Croatia’s infrastructure market, the EU continues to seek clarity amid China’s growing...

UN Tourism Announces Best Tourism Villages 2025: 52 Communities Leading Tourism for Rural Development

From Koyasan in Japan to Chamarel in Mauritius, Bled in Slovenia, Carlos Pellegrini in Argentina, and Masfout in the United Arab Emirates, 52 newly recognized Best Tourism Villages from 29 countries showcase the power of tourism. The latest list...

Designing a Resilient and Data-Driven FinCrime Function in the Age of AI

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Foreign Agent Laws: The Latest Authoritarian Weapon Against Civil Society

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Channel migrants could be sent to Kosovo – but numbers will be 'small'

Channel migrants could be sent to Kosovo after their prime minister became the first to offer to accept failed asylum seekers from the UK. Albin Kurti said his country “wants to help the UK” after Britain protected them from Slobodan Milosevic’s...

Fury as Albanian PM claims Brexit 'depressed' Britain and led to small boats

Albania’s prime minister has sparked fury after claiming Brexit led to Britain becoming “depressed” and more small boat crossings. In explosive comments on the historic decision to leave the EU and the illegal migration crisis, Edi Rama said “some...

Croatia Meeting G2 Inspires Once Again With Successful 11th Edition

October the 21st, 2025 – The already traditional Croatia Meeting G2 has inspired swathes of people yet again with the end of its 11th successful edition in Novska. With a tour of the construction site of the truly unique Gaming Industry Centre and...

UN Releases List of 52 Best Rural Destinations Around the World

Each year, the United Nations releases its list of the best destinations around the world when it comes to spearheading rural tourism. For the average traveler, it’s a who’s-who list of hidden gems that haven’t landed in the spotlight. (Yet.) The...

Tech giants, social media, and journalism: To leave or to stay?

This article was originally published on the South East European Network for Professionalization of Media (SEENPM) website When asked whether we should even be on social media, Victoire Rio responds by asking in return: “We must stay, because this...

Grim forecasts from the White House

Twice, the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, has admitted that he placed the foreign-policy interests of others above the interests of the citizens of Serbia. The first time in May 2022, when he stated that we would “live ten times better had...

This Is the Most Underrated Destination in the World, According to Travelers

There are nearly 200 countries in the world, yet only a select few dominate the average traveler’s itinerary—with Spain, France, and the United States consistently topping the list of the most-visited destinations, according to the U.N. Tourism...

The Classic Tank vs. Drone Matchup, Targeting the Grid, Bad Russia News

This week saw the weather turn colder in Ukraine and the fighting turn more mechanized, but there weren’t any surprising results, the Russians tried to turn Ukrainian homes into iceboxes but the Ukrainians already are pretty practiced staying warn...

Illinois Basketball Transfer Admits Major Failure By John Calipari After Vision Woes Prevented Him From Seeing

iStockphoto / University of Illinois Athletics Zvonimir Ivisic has not quite lived up to his billing during the first two years of his college basketball career. The Croatian sensation wasn’t able to see. Quite literally. One of the most...

News digest: MPs descend on Foreigners’ Police in Bratislava

Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Hey there, Todayists – you’re reading Today in Slovakia, where Prime Minister Robert Fico has been busy filming himself again, and where the culprit behind the...

Prioritizing Infrastructure in EU Candidate Countries

The European Investment Bank’s development arm, EIB Global, said that it will focus on supporting strategic infrastructure projects in the EU candidate countries, including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and...

Energy Community’s CBAM Readiness Tracker: Western Balkans still far from exemption as full implementation nears

These efforts signal a growing readiness across the Energy Community to turn CBAM into a catalyst for deeper regional energy market integration and decarbonization, according to the annual report. “The progress reflected in this year’s tracker...

Autumn Colors Enchant Visitors At “Starry Night” Near Visoko

Nestled among the hills of Visoko, far from the city bustle, the Van Gogh-inspired complex, Starry Night Retreat, this autumn offers scenes that leave visitors breathless. As nature changes its attire, this peaceful place becomes a true oasis for...

Türkiye and Albania: From Shared Past to Strategic Future

Change font size: - + Reset By Marjana Doda, This feature draws on exclusive insights from an interview with Ambassador Tayyar Kagan Atay, the Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Tirana. On the occasion of the 102nd anniversary of diplomatic...

Artist transforms Soča into living laboratory

Acclaimed Slovenian artist Marko Peljhan has transformed the Soča Valley into a laboratory as part of the Nova Gorica-Gorizia European Capital of Culture (ECoC) programme. Under the project Isolabs, more than 30 artists and researchers are...

Hungary offers Putin safe passage for Budapest summit despite ICC arrest warrant

Preparations for organising the planned summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are progressing at full speed, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state media on October 17, state news agency MTI writes. Despite...