On a hot day two Bulgarian architects and two engineers from Sweden and from Denmark drove some 500 kilometres to Gorna Malina, a small town…
The democratic institutions on the Balkans are not famous for their effectiveness, but several local referendums in Bulgaria and Macedonia held in the spring and…
Nina and Tatiana broke the peace of their retirement to prevent an extraction company from destroying nature near their village in Russia’s Karelia region. The…
Harsh labour conditions, social uncertainty, a polluted environment and oligarchic ownership dominate coal mining in Bulgaria. Despite the promises to overcome climate change and to…
Vlasina, a pristine area in southeastern Serbia featuring a beautiful lake on the Jerma river, appears undisturbed by any possible transborder pollution from nearby Bulgaria….
Some of the most fertile lands of Macedonia, surrounding lush forests and freshwater springs, seem destined to be sacrificed as a gold mining company plans…
A beautiful, yet impoverished and depopulated border area of Bulgaria, home of bears, wolves and lynx, faces a difficult dilemma: should it welcome or oppose…
