Sebastian Schäffer: The EU reform is a collective necessity
Sebastian Schäffer is Director of the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe (IDM) in Vienna and Secretary General...
Migrants and refugees
Poland-Belarus: Another forgotten border
Much has been written about the Polish-Belarussian border. And not only written — an award-winning film has been made, reports...
Maria Cheresheva: Bulgarians who try to help migrants are accused of smuggling [AUDIO]
Maria Cheresheva - a Bulgarian freelance journalist who has documented abuses along the Balkan migration route to Western Europe via...
Elimination of border controls between Bulgaria, Romania and Greece is technically complex
Vladimir Mitev, The Bridge of Friendship, 1 February 2024 The head of the Sofia office of the European Council on...
Britain goes (even more) right
Who would have thought that immigration once again would strike the British debate? I guess everyone, who knows what the...
Macron’s ship is taking water once again, but Le Pen gives him a hand
The story of hallmark immigration law halted President Emmanuel Macron in his tracks and shown how difficult it will now...
Lyubomir Kyuchukov: European context for Schengen enlargement is favourable
Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner has announced that Austria is ready to remove borders for air traffic from Bulgaria and...
Codru Vrabie: There is some change in the Republic of Moldova, in spite of society’s polarization
Vladimir Mitev, The Bridge of Friendship's Substack, 27 August 2023 Codru Vrabie is a civic activist, trainer and consultant on...
Migrants and refugees targeted everywhere: this time, Saudi Arabia
A new report by Human Rights Watch reveals horrific realities of a migrant route from Ethiopia to Saudi Arabia, from...
Nepalese workers’ path to Romania: caught in a spiral of abuse, first “rented” and then ignored. “Plz sir, help us”
Andrada Lăutaru, Diana Meseșan, Muna Kunwar, Radu Stochița, Libertatea, 9 August 2023 Two Nepalese agents managed to bring "18-19 unskilled...
