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Ukrainian women prepare to mobilize in case Russia invades
Tuesday, February 08, 2022
Women play an outsized role in Ukrainian society -– including mobilizing in case Russia attacks urban areas. Women of all ages are learning self-defense and survival skills.
U.K.'s Boris Johnson visits Kyiv to stand with Ukraine and Putin remarks on tensions
Tuesday, February 01, 2022
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson flew to Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. In Moscow, Russian President Putin made his first public remarks on the crisis since late 2021.
There's a complication in sanctioning Russia — it could cut Europe's gas supply
Sunday, January 30, 2022
The U.S. is working to help Europe find alternative energy sources should war in Ukraine lead Russia to cut off natural gas supplies.
Hungarian Roma are translating Amanda Gorman; her poetry speaks to their experience
Saturday, January 29, 2022
White European translators have hesitated to work on Gorman's poetry because of criticism that their race makes them inappropriate for the job. In Hungary, a marginalized community steps up.
Some European allies send weapons to Ukraine while Germany holds back
Monday, January 24, 2022
After a video call with European allies, President Biden said there's unanimity on the threat posed by Russian troops on Ukraine's borders. Some allies are sending weapons to Ukraine. Others are not.
An Afghan girls soccer team rebelled to play the game they love. Now they're refugees
Wednesday, January 05, 2022
The teenagers on the Afghan girls national soccer team lean on each other as they adjust to a new life in Portugal, where they fled after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
Young Roma writers find inspiration in Amanda Gorman's poetry
Wednesday, January 05, 2022
Young writers who are Roma, Europe's largest ethnic minority, see their own struggles in Amanda Gorman's poetry, and are translating her new book into Hungarian.
Portugal has one of the top vaccination rates but isn't taking chances with omicron
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Scientists are watching how Portugal and other highly vaccinated countries are faring against the coronavirus' new omicron variant.
In Greece, the pope demands the world focus on the plight of asylum-seekers
Monday, December 06, 2021
Pope Francis visited a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos over the weekend, and called for more attention to migrant seekers.
Greece and Austria are mandating COVID-19 vaccinations and fining people who refuse
Saturday, December 04, 2021
Greece, where 62 percent of people are fully vaccinated, has started collecting monthly fines from those who refuse the shots. Austria is also taking similar measures.
A discomfort with Western liberalism is growing in Eastern Europe
Saturday, December 04, 2021
People of the former Soviet bloc rejoiced when the Iron Curtain fell and embraced membership in the European Union. Hungary is an example of a growing culture clash in the conservative East.
These Portuguese kids are suing 33 European countries to force them to cut emissions
Thursday, December 02, 2021
Adults "can see us as serious or they can see us as a joke," one of the kids says. "A lawsuit is not a joke," her brother adds. The European Court of Human Rights has fast-tracked their 2020 lawsuit.
Greece will mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for anyone over 60, or make them pay fines
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Anyone who refuses to get vaccinated will face monthly fines of 100 euros, or roughly $114. The monthly fine is substantial for retirees — the average pension is 730 euros a month.
Portugal may be the model to follow for how to live safely with the coronavirus
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Portugal, where nearly everyone is vaccinated, is becoming a test case for living with the coronavirus — as a worrying new strain spreads worldwide.
The 1st trial begins for volunteers who helped migrants in Greece
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
The first of more than 20 volunteers who helped migrants in Greece are going on trial, in what rights groups say is a politically motivated attempt to criminalize humanitarian work.
Young activists pick a legal option to try to get European nations to cut emissions
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Six young Portuguese, alarmed at how the warming climate is affecting their future, are suing 33 European countries to compel them to significantly reduce carbon emissions.
What's next for Afghan allies who were evacuated to a U.S. military base in Kosovo
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Some Afghans evacuated by the U.S. are being held on a U.S. military base in Kosovo because of insufficient security vetting. Their future is unclear.
People in Hungary grapple with what it means to be European
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Former Soviet block countries were elated when they were able to open to the West. But that emotion has been replaced by discomfort, as deeply conservative societies grapple with the EU's liberalism.
Climate Change Destroyed A Way Of Life On The Once-Idyllic Greek Island Of Evia
Saturday, September 11, 2021
This summer has seen forest fires across southern Europe, which scientists say were worsened by climate change. Evia lost its forests, the island's source of livelihood and joy.
Life On The Greek Island Of Evia Will Never Be The Same After Catastrophic Fires
Wednesday, September 01, 2021
After catastrophic fires razed the forest that was the lifeblood of Greece's second largest island, residents are planning for a hotter, drier future — and demanding the government do the same.