The Bauhaus in today’s Dessau
Posted by Thomas Klikauer Germany’s Bauhaus – literally, “building house” – was a form of architecture and design that flourished...
Year: 2025
A tale of two German cities
Posted by Thomas Klikauer This is a tale of two German cities. One city – Görlitz – is situated in...
Czechia enters the Trump 2.0 era
Vladimir Mitev Cross-border Talks are back! In its newest interview for CbT, Czech journalist and researcher Veronika Sušová-Salminen discussed the...
Young people, media and civic culture: Bulgaria and Romania meet the Gen Z and young millennials
By Vladimir Mitev To be young is not a quality. A “young person” could mean many things. Yet popular culture,...
The parliamentary elections in Moldova on September 28: between “déjà vu,” “now or never,” and “more of the same”…
Vitalie Sprînceană, Platzforma, 26 septembrie 2025 An intro about “saving the country” again One of the witticisms circulating in Moldova...
Protest with dozens of Greenpeace activists on the beach in Vama Veche against Black Sea drilling
Vama Veche, September 22, 2025 – On September 21, 2025, over 50 activists from Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, and Slovakia...
What is the matter with East Germany?
Posted by Thomas Klikauer Much has been written about East-Germany — most of it, not too flattering. After all, East-Germany...
Balloons for East-German children
Posted by Thomas Klikauer It was a warm and summery day on 28th June 2025. In the East German town...
Corporate lobbying & Germany’s military-industrial complex
Posted by Thomas Klikauer In the early days of capitalism, and as a reaction to a growing working class and...
Fighting the far right in German workplaces
Posted by Thomas Klikauer In many recent elections in Germany, the neo-fascist AfD has become a strong political force nationwide....