Europe

Trouble in the Albanian Alps

How a scheme to boost economic development in Albania’s mountainous north could end up enriching a few, harming the environment and angering its neighbours There are few true mountain wildernesses

A Communist history of hip-hop

East Germany’s little-known musical history and the ongoing fight for recognition Breakdancing, rapping, DJing and graffiti may not be the first things that come to mind when one thinks of

End of the line for Kyrgyzstan’s women drivers

A journalist set out to profile the women trolleybus drivers of Bishkek. What she found was a means of transport – and way of life – on the brink of

A victory on paper and nothing more

Why Romania’s efforts to legally recognize freelance cultural workers were doomed to fail In April 2023, Romania launched a landmark programme: the Professional Cultural Worker Law. This promised to be