‘It is a shame we recruited you’: how a French-Polish businessman fired a labour organizer
In the developed economies of Western Europe, labour unions are considered a standard actor of social life. This is, however,...
Poland
Polish state TV punished for “Invasion”: homophobia not welcome!
On 10 October 2019, a moment before parliamentary elections, Polish state TV aired something that was supposed to be a...
Michael Kurzwelly: The Real Europe exists in Borderlands
By the end of October, Cross-Border Talks team took part in Transbordering Laboratory - a conference in Slubice and Frankfurt...
Katarzyna Duda: The multinationals do not create jobs in Central Europe. They STEAL them
Katarzyna Duda, expert on social politics working for the All-Poland Trade Union Confederation (OPZZ) and member of Razem (Together) party,...
Participatory budgeting in Central and Eastern Europe
The excerpt below is an introductory chapter from Adi Dohotaru's book, Participatory budgeting: between emancipation and hijacking, Presa Universitară Clujeană,...
Walter Baier: The dialogue between religions and Marxism is possible
Cross-Border Talks spoke to Walter Baier, one of the founders of the transform!network, Austrian economist and (former) Communist politician, about...
NATO in Madrid – with an eye on Russia, but with China in mind. The reverse-Kissinger moment?
LARICS, 1 July 2022 A Romanian expert discussion on the outcomes of the NATO summit in Madrid took place at...
Małgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat: Poland is Ukraine’s indispensable ally
A comment by Cross-border Talks' editor in the context of the media hype about Ukraine planning to give a special...
Ukraine war and the left: We need a discussion, not censorship
It’s the XXI century, we have most crucial things to achieve together - but we cannot even discuss the war...
Stefano Bottoni: Orban is a rebel with the consent of the authorities
Stefano Bottoni's book on the Hungarian leader is called "Orban. A despot in Europe" (source: CentroVeritas.it) Interview with the Italian...
