“The war cannot be an excuse”: Olena Tkalich on labor rights and economic survival 

A social perspective on the Ukrainian society after more than four years of war

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Elke Kahr: We demonstrate that our social policies work, even though we don’t control the federal government or state legislation

This interview with the Communist Party of Austria's mayor of Graz is about its housing and social policies, and how they have withstood the test of time

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Dancing East-German Neo-Nazis

Posted by Thomas Klikauer Summary In early 2026, journalists and domestic intelligence agencies documented a growing trend where East German Neo-Nazis and far-right actors utilize seemingly "apolitical" traditional folk dance afternoons (Brauchtumspflege) as a low-threshold recruitment tool and networking strategy. These events, heavily ideological in nature, leverage a romanticized "blood-and-soil" narrative to obscure hard-core Neo-Nazism behind a facade of rural customs, traditional costumes, and folk music.

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Beyond Borders: How a Palermo Social Enterprise Is Reimagining Integration

For me, the path towards real integration is clear, but it does not coincide at all with the current terrible political registry. The current objective seems to be to make the lives of those who arrive invisible and insecure. Forms of protection are rarely granted. Many people we know have ended up in centers in Albania. Furthermore, there is a forceful practice of racial profiling in Palermo: the police almost exclusively stop foreign or Black people on the street to ask for papers.

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How the AfD won East Germany

Posted by Thomas Klikauer Summary The provided text analyzes how the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has achieved significant political dominance in East Germany, capturing up to 40% (and in some areas like Saxony-Anhalt, 42%) of voter support. Here is a summary of the core factors driving this political shift: 1. Exploitation of an "East Identity" (Ostidentität)

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How the AfD cashes in – big time

On corruption, nepotism and Alternative for Germany

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Теано Кардула: Македонската държава първа призна културните права на власите, но те все още се сблъскват с редица проблеми

Младата македонска влашка графична дизайнерка и културна активистка вярва, че власите в Югоизточна Европа биха могли да допринесат много за отношенията между страните, тъй като те присъстват навсякъде.

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Sebastian Schäffer: The EU reform is a collective necessity - Cross-border Talks

An Austrian expert perspective on Schengen accession for Bulgaria and Romania, the EU enlargement, Three Seas Initiative, EU reform

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Stefan Krastev: The Pernik municipality considers vital the implication of citizens in just transition process - Cross-border Talks

The deputy mayor of Pernik explains how the municipality sees the just transition and what...

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Georgi Stefanov: Due to permanent political crisis, Bulgaria just cannot deliver the green transition reforms - Cross-border Talks

The expert on green transition discusses with Found in Transition about the Bulgarian political (and not only) crises that make the country a laggard in the implementation of the just transition plan,...

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Corina Murafa: So far the just transition is a missed opportunity in Romania - Cross-border Talks

An interview with the leading Romanian expert on just transition about the challenges and accomplishments...

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Ognyan Atanasov: Bulgaria lacks political will to drive the just transition, but it has no alternative and is a chance for the affected regions - Cross-border Talks

The Vice President of the KNSB, who is responsible for the green transition, comments on how the just transition is progressing in Bulgaria and why people do not believe in it

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Atanas Pekanov: There is no political will for a just transition, but the European Commission should be more flexible too - Cross-border Talks

Atanas Pekanov is a Bulgarian economist. He was the Deputy Prime Minister for EU Funds...

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What Germany’s Neo-Fascist AfD Plans and How We can Stop it - Cross-border Talks

Book Review

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Hanna Perekhoda: The fight for freedom in Ukraine is intimately linked to the global struggle against fascist forces - Cross-border Talks

In this interview, Ukrainian historian and activist Hanna Perekhoda looks back at some of the preconceptions and simplifications that, in Western Europe, shape discussion of the war in Ukraine.

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Alina Garkova, EurAc: EU diplomatic stalemate in Central Africa falls victim to its own inconsistent policies - Cross-border Talks

The director of the Europe-Central Africa Network speaks to Cross-border Talks about the conflict in the Great Lakes region, the EU's foreign policy and the role of NGOs in all this

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Danny Antonelli: The German Social-Democrats failed, because they have forgotten the social part [VIDEO] - Cross-border Talks

Danny Antonelli, a Trieste-born professional lyricist living permanently in Hamburg, Germany, shares his insights and...

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Germany’s election in 2025 - Cross-border Talks

Posted by Thomas Klikauer On a sunny but cold winter’s day – 23rd of February...

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