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Aleksandar Brezar

Belarus

Two years after Belarus election, 'torch of freedom' still burning

The 9 August 2020 elections -- believed to have been rigged by strongman President Alexander Lukashenko -- sparked unprecedented protests, leading to a crackdown against opponents of the regime and tens of thousands of arrests.

My Europe Series

Europe’s worst passport: Why does Kosovo remain isolated from the EU?

The citizens of the small Balkan country of about two million still need visas to travel to the EU, unlike those in the rest of the region. But why is that the case?

Montenegro

Montenegrin PM secretly signs controversial church property contract

The opposition responded by demanding a parliamentary vote of no confidence, which could see the small Balkan country end up with a fourth government in less than three years.

Italy

Italy's Mattarella dissolves parliament, election set for 25 September

The decision came after PM Mario Draghi handed in his resignation as a result of key right-wing coalition allies, the Five-Star Movement, boycotting a confidence vote.

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Italy

Italians ask PM Draghi to remain in office despite political crisis

Draghi tendered his resignation last week after the populist 5-Star Movement refused to back the government in a parliamentary confidence vote.

Italy

Italy declares emergency amid worst Po Valley drought in 70 years

Parts of northern Italy have already been rationing drinking water to try and deal with the problem.

Italy

Deadly avalanche linked to climate change, says Italy PM Draghi

At least seven people died and eight were hurt on Sunday when falling ice swept away a group of hikers on the Marmolada glacier, the highest mountain in the Italian Alps.

Switzerland

Couple among first to wed as same-sex marriage becomes legal

Switzerland is one of the last countries in western Europe to allow same-sex marriage

My Europe Series

War and EU acceptance: Why did Ukraine succeed where Bosnia failed?

As Ukraine received its candidate status for joining the European Union, one Balkan country of 3 million asks itself, what went wrong?

Europe News

Europe urged not to neglect other refugees amid focus on Ukraine

NGOs want the EU to use its welcoming of Ukrainian refugees as a blueprint for helping others fleeing conflict around the world.

Ukraine

A decade on, Ukraine's Euro 2012 memories are scarred by war

Two of Ukraine's stadiums used for Euro 2012, which happened 10 years ago this week, have since been damaged by shelling.

Belarus

Belarus president changes death penalty law to target opposition

Belarus is the last country in Europe still to apply the death penalty, executing several people each year by firing squad.

My Europe Series

From anti-vax to pro-Putin, conspiracy theorists now back Russia's war

Known for their large and sometimes violent anti-COVID-19 vaccination protests, some vaccine sceptics in Austria, encouraged by the extreme right, are now supporting Putin's Russia and its war against Ukraine.

Culture news

Eurovision 2022: Ukraine among 10 to reach the final after first night

Tuesday's first semifinal saw 10 acts out of 17 win enough votes to perform in the final on Saturday.

Montenegro

Montenegro shuts down schools after multiple reports of bomb threats

Police have been deployed to schools to check for potential explosives, but none have so far been found.

My Europe Series

One man's lone bid to save Ukrainians from Russia's military might

Watching the war in Ukraine unfold from his home in Tel Aviv, Bernard Moerdler decided to help civilians in danger by creating a Ukraine-wide air raid warning system.

My Europe Series

'I focused on survival': Mariupol escapee speaks of her month in hell

Alina Beskrovna, a 31-year-old finance expert and Mariupol native, survived the first month of the siege in the city, managing to unexpectedly save herself, her mother, and their three cats in late March.

My Europe Series

Europe’s army of Elves fights real-world Russian disinformation

Self-organised and nonfunded, groups of volunteers from the Baltics to Central Europe took on the task of combatting the Kremlin propaganda machine. Now, the war in Ukraine has them doubling their efforts.

My Europe Series

'Europe still not fully aware of tragedy and suffering in Ukraine'

“Nobody could ever expect, believe or anticipate something like this. These are horror stories — what is going on in Mariupol, what is going on in Chernihiv, in Kharkiv. It’s unimaginable.”

My Europe Series

Going home to war: Why are more Ukrainian refugees now turning back?

More than 3.9 million Ukrainians have fled since Russia's invasion. But at the Poland-Ukraine border town of Przemyśl, more are now heading back than leaving.

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