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...
Political philosophy and theory
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...
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...
Romania’s self-destructive austerity is the best gift the far right could hope for
Andrei Gudu Romania’s government is facing a serious economic challenge: its budgetary deficit, the largest in the EU, is expected...
Importing prejudice: why is xenophobia surging in Romania?
While Romania has historically been a country of emigration since the 1989 Revolution, with thousands of people leaving for the...
Win-Win for Warsaw and Washington: Poland wants more US engagement in the Three Seas Initiative
Bogdan Cozma, Antonia-Laura Pup, The German Marshal Fund of the US, 2 September 2025 When Poland’s new President Karol Nawrocki...
Miha Kosovel: The cross-border city identity makes everyone involved a person with larger horizons and richer experience
The Bridge of Friendship, 21 June 2025 On 6 June 2025, the Slovenian intellectual Miha Kosovel gave a lecture at...
“The operation was successful, but the patient died”: Romania, the EU and the far right
Carmen Rafanell, Florentin Cassonnet, Réalité (in French), 30 May 2025 Critic Atac (in Romanian), 5 June 2025 This dialogue...
The Polish presidential elections in context
Vladimir Mitev, Malgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat On the night of 1–2 June 2025, the Cross-border Talks team — Malgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat and Vladimir...
Vladimir Mitev: ‘It is an interesting utopia that the development of our region should take place as a “whole” (in ensemble), in dialogue and mutual enrichment’
Kalina Drenska, dVERSIA, 11 May 2025 In 2025, dVERSIA magazine will publish a new issue. Dversia is celebrating its 10th anniversary!...
