[Versione italiana qui] If the ceasefire negotiated on September 5 holds – which is not granted, with Russian troops just steps from the capture of Mariupol after reconsolidating control over the area between Donetsk, the coast of the Azov Sea, and the Russian border – Ukraine’s president Petro Poroshenko will …
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Eagle is a bird of prey worshipped in several cultures. It’s present in Greek mythology and among Egyptians hieroglyphics, called Garuda as Vishnu’s horse by Indians and linked to God of thunder by Iroquois; eagle is maybe one of the animals richest of symbolism, in Tajikistan as well. Surrounded by …
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Bulgarian prime minister, Boyko Borisov, has announced his resignation on February 20. And he has also announced, in front of the Parliament, that his right-wing GERB party won’t take part in the formation of the caretaker government bridging Bulgaria towards snap elections. Borisov has declared: “I don’t want to rule a country in …
Leggi tuttoIs Croatia's EU accession disgregating the Balkans? When unity builds walls
The next July 1st, Croatia will become the twenty-eighth member of the EU. This has several consequences, not only on the Croatian society and the EU itself, but also on the rest of the Balkan region, and in particular on the neighboring Bosnia and Herzegovina. About half a million Bosnian …
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