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In 2014, the revolution, 'Euromaidan', took place in Ukraine against Russia's wishes. In response, Russia took Crimea and war broke out in eastern Ukraine. What has been achieved in the past four years since that revolution? Or is the country still at a standstill? The Euromaidan's aim was to democratise the country, fight corruption and implement reforms, but has it succeeded? What are the current problems and what is the country up against?
In Belarus, you can celebrate Independence Day in a police van
Around Minsk's national theatre on Sunday 25 March, everything you saw was red and white. There was no escaping the flags in the colours of the Belarusian People's Republic, which was founded exactly 100 years ago. That was reason for many people to celebrate with a big concert, but not for everyone.
Fake news in Romania
Spreading false messages to influence their recipients is as old as the road to Rome. The communists, whose legacy is still present in Eastern Europe, liked it. But what are the typically Romanian sides of this phenomenon?
It is five to 12 for Moldova
On 8 and 9 February, we organised a fact-finding mission to Moldova. In Europe's poorest country struggling with massive corruption, an ongoing conflict between the president and parliament, and a divided population , parliamentary elections are scheduled this autumn. The elections will show whether the pro-Russian president will be able to consolidate his power by winning a majority in parliament, or whether the pro-European parties can convince voters to give them a little longer to implement promised reforms and improvements. So the stakes are quite high, while faith in politics has been declining for years and the popularity ratings of some leading politicians are running into the single digits.
Will Chameria be the next Balkan conflict?
On Tuesday, 6 February 2018, the European Commission presented the European Union's enlargement strategy with the Western Balkan countries. The Commission has now prepared an outline with a directive for possible accession of these six countries.
