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Volume 2 Issue 29, 4 September 2000
Handling Milošević
Charles Ingrao
A noted Balkans analyst suggests three strategies for confronting Slobodan Milošević if, as expected, he returns for another term after this month's presidential elections.
Enemies in the Fog
Jens Boysen
Germany's difficult stance against the radical right.
I Wrote for Myself
CER's Gusztáv Kosztolányi talks with the best-selling Hungarian author Pál Závada about Hungarian literature and life.
Comment and Analysis
Hot as Hell
Brian J Požun
Summer was no time to chill out, as Slovenian politics heated up.
The Serious and the Ridiculous
Wojtek Kość
As the Polish presidential election draws near, the field of candidates appears to be no competition for incumbent Kwaśniewski.
Military Musical Chairs
Mel Huang
An Estonian military commander's dismissal sparks confusion in Parliament.
Electoral Whirlwinds
Delia Dumitrica
Will the Romanian presidential elections mark a return to a not so distant past?
Privitisation or Theft?
Jan Čulík
Ten years on, the privatisation of the Czech Republic's most popular newspaper still provokes controversy.
Forward to the Past
Sam Vaknin
Similarities between feudalism and Communist Europe help shed light on the transition woes of Central Europe.
CER Culture Calendar
Press Reviews
Germany: Foreigners and Fallout
Andrea Mrozek
Race and nuclear issues worry the German press.
Great Britain: Mighty Shadows
Oliver Craske
Why does the UK press find a former Polish president more interesting than the current one?
News
Finland
Albania
Austria
Bosnia
Croatia
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Montenegro
Poland
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Ukraine
Volume 2 Issue 30, 11 September 2000
EU Expansion
Was it just a political gaffe, or does the EU enlargement chief himself have second thoughts about the eastward expansion of the EU?Euro Parliament Reaction
EU News Round-up
German Press Review
UK Press Review
Analysis
Travels without My Herodotus
Martin D Brown
Greece's historical connections with Central Europe are, in fact, far closer than might be immediately presumed.
Aiming West
Michael J Kopanic
Slovakia's recent entry to the OSCE is a significant step forward. Can the country make futher progress?
Bad Timing
Mel Huang
Relations between China and Lithuania cool, as a two-day official visit is reduced to a two-hour layover.
Struggling with the Past
Joanna Rohozińska
Poland's lustration process is starting to look less and less like the cleansing it was meant to be.
The Eureka Connection
Sam Vaknin
The West has been promising the East prosperity it cannot deliver, growth it will not guarantee and stability it cannot ensure.
Ghost Train
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
As Verheugen speaks of a German referendum on enlargement, is the process still on the right track?
Kinoeye
All These Bans Just Make Me More Determined
Ray Privett
Veteran director Kamila Kytková talks to CER about Slovak intellectual life, telling the truth and why her films are so controversial.
Book Review
Karl Marx: A life
Reviewed by Rob Stout
Francis Wheen's new Marx biography reveals the man behind the myth.
Culture Calendar
Letter to the Editor
NATO Fans the Flames
A CER reader takes issue with "Montenegro: The next Balkan conflict?"
News
Albania
Bosnia
Bulgaria
Croatia
Estonia
EU
Finland
Hungary
Kosovo
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Montenegro
Poland
Romania
Serbia
Slovenia
Ukraine
Volume 2 Issue 31, 18 September 2000
Legalizing Sex
Catherine Lovatt
With elections around the corner, who will support the new law legalizing homosexuality in Romania?
Falling Down
Kai-Olaf Lang
Why did most liberal parties in Central and Eastern Europe disappear from the political scene after a promising beginning in the early 1990s?
Twenty Years of... ?
Alexei Monroe
Laibach, the politically provocative experimentalists of the industrial music scene, is 20 this year. What have they achieved?
IMF goes to Prague
A Bubble Burst
Andreas Beckmann
While once hosting the IMF meeting was a source of pride, Czechs are now wishing for it all to be over before it has even begun.
Old Friends
Tiffany G Petros
The IMF and Czech politicians are largely in accordance, and this September's meeting will only seal what has been a friendly relationship all along.
Analysis
The Sergeant and the Girl
Sam Vaknin
Does the US think the price of an American girl's life is higher than an Albanian one?
University Challenge
Brian Požun
Not everybody in Slovenia is happy that Koper might become the country's third university town.
Mel Huang
After a year of feeble sentences, protracted trials, bungled cases and international criticism, Latvia's justice system is in shambles.
Notes from the Underground
Jan Čulík
Why are inspectors on the Prague metro so aggressive?
We Have Enough Problems
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Viktor Orbán sets out to prove he has a social conscience.
Kinoeye
Wasted Journies to the Greener Grass
Ron Breznay
Krzysztof Zanussi, a leading director of the "cinema of moral concern," advocates forgiveness in the post-Communist age.
Book Review
The Road to War in Serbia: Trauma and Catharsis
Edited by Nebojša Popov
Reviewed by Emil Kerenji
A new collection examines the causes of war in the former Yugoslavia.
CER Culture Calendar
USAPress Reviews
Germany: Returning Heroes and Villains
Andrea Mrozek
Media veterans Haider and Gorbachev dominate the German press this week—with different receptions.
Great Britain: The EU Caves In
Oliver Craske
While Austria is free from sanctions, Europe is burdened by its increasing fuel troubles.
News
Albania
Bosnia
Bulgaria
Estonia
EU
Finland
Germany
Hungary
Kosovo
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Poland
Romania
Serbia
Slovenia
Ukraine
Volume 2 Issue 32, 25 September 2000
Bad Luck and Bananas
Mark Preskett
Moldova may have plenty of wine, but that's about it. Perhaps it was doomed from the start.
Structures Set in Steel
Andrew Kotas
With the restructuring of the region's steel giants at a halt, who is in the driver's seat?
Spectres of Anti-Capitalism
Seán Hanley
Three recent books examine Central and Eastern Europe's transition to capitalism.
Analysis
Grave Diving
Mel Huang
Six years after the ferry Estonia went down, the waters have still not settled around her.
No Slip-ups
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Orbán's prudence in the fuel crisis seems to have helped Hungary weather the storm better than the rest of Europe.
A Difficult Season
Sarah Whitmore
Autumn promises, now more than ever, to be a season marked by constitutional and political uncertainty for the Ukrainian parliament.
Wired Service
Andrew Stroehlein
Online journalism faces the same challenges as traditional journalism in the new Europe.
Prophet and Loss
Wojtek Kość
Jerzy Giedroyc, political editor and advocate of a sensible minorities policy for Poland, has passed on.
IMF Goes to Prague
Global Front, Local Depression
Jan Čulík
Czechs are unhappy about the new economic order, but the reasons
are mostly local, not global.
Kinoeye
Cinema in Exile
Benjamin Halligan
Are Miloš Forman's American films a radical departure or a continuation?
Book Review
Dreamworld and Catastrophe
Susan Buck-Morss
Reviewed by Sam Vaknin
A cry of anguish disguised as the interdisciplinary analysis of a neo-Marxist scholar.
Press Reviews
Germany: 2003, 2004, 2005...
Andrea Mrozek
This week, the German press asks if EU expansion is just a guessing game.
Great Britain: Velvet Demonstrations?
Oliver Craske
Marx was right: the IMF and the World Bank should disband.
News
Albania
Austria
Bosnia
Bulgaria
Estonia
EU
Finland
Germany
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Poland
Romania
Serbia
Slovenia
Ukraine
Volume 2 Issue 33, 2 October 2000
Serbian Election Special
Not with a Bang
Alexander Fischer
Journalists like drama for major events in history; these elections were remarkably lacking in iconic images. A report from the streets of Belgrade.Election Earthquake
Slavko Živanov
Although everyone knew Vojislav Koštunica was the preferred choice of the people, nobody thought he actually had a chance of winning.Certainty in the Haze
Brian J Požun
While the federal election results are hotly disputed, the outcome of the local elections—which have received less press attention—is clear.Mistrusting the Neighbours
Catherine Lovatt
Whatever the final outcome of the Yugoslav elections, Romania will set its foreign policy sights on the West.The Revolution Next Door
Beth Kampschror
As in Yugoslavia, the opposition have much to gain in the upcoming Bosnian elections.Bound to Wait
Eleanor Pritchard
The Macedonian government will either be strengthened or destabilised, depending on who triumphs in Belgrade.Fisting and Winning
Brian J Požun
Can Slovenia's SMS learn from the success of Serbia's Otpor?Cornered Rat or Bleeding Lion?
The Bunch and the Rotten Apple
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
If Milošević finally sees sense, the Vojvodinian Hungarians will be breathing easier.
CER Staff
Central and Eastern Europe reacts to the Yugoslav elections.
Analysis
"You fucked-up anarchist bastards are destroying Prague!"
Jan Čulík
The jovial banter heard in Prague's police stations as detainees were beaten...
The Danish Lesson
Andrew Stroehlein
If the "big idea" of the euro is suffering, what hope is there for that other big idea: Eastward enlargement?
Almost Normal
Magali Perrault
One year after the parliamentary elections and with the EU sanctions lifted, Austria is face to face with normality.
The Christiane Way
Sam Vaknin
Why Christiane Amanpour of CNN represents a new low in reporting standards.
Driving into Uncertainty
Mel Huang
The tense political year in Lithuania reaches a climax this week as voters go to the polls.
Ridiculing the Holy Father
Wojtek Kość
Poland's presidential elections turn nasty.
Kinoeye
The Sound of Silents
Peter Hames
A Czech silent masterpiece returns with a new score. CER talks to composer Jan Klusák.
Book Reviews
Still Standing
Andrej Milivojević
Two books, The Culture of Power in Serbia by Eric Gordy and The Politics of Serbia in the 1990s by Robert Thomas, explain how Milošević has stayed in power so long.
Sex and the City
Dušan Djordjevich
A recent collection, Between the Archives and the Field, looks at daily life in Serbia.
Press Reviews
Great Britain:Never Mind the Ballots
Oliver Craske
Belgrade, Prague and Copenhagen in the London papers.
Germany:Fiddling while Prague Burns?
Andrea Mrozek
With riots in Prague, election tensions in Serbia and a rejection of the euro in Denmark, the German press remained remarkably unfazed.
Russia: Decrying Intervention
Natalya Krasnoboka
Why does the West want a "free Serbia"? Free from what?
News
Albania
Austria
Estonia
EU
Finland
Germany
Hungary
Kosovo
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Montenegro
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Ukraine
Volume 2 Issue 34, 9 October 2000
Separated at Birth?
Catherine Lovatt
The revolution in Yugoslavia bears some similarity to Romania's revolution. Is Milošević, like Ceauşescu, a man without a chance?
Delusions of Dominoes
Pat FitzPatrick
Everyone is calling Serbia the final East European domino to fall. Nonsense.
Not a Shot in the Dark
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Stepping up the pace? The "union of minorities" ponders enlargement.
Analysis
Meta-stasis
Artur Nura
While Yugoslav elections have dominated the news, Albania has also been going to the polls.
An Empire Implodes
Sam Vaknin
Not only is Koštunica unlikely to bring any new direction to Serbia, but, ironically, Albanian Kosovars have lost their truest ally—Milošević himself.
Hard Cell Techniques
Jan Čulík
As Czechs go into denial over the inhuman brutality of their policing methods, the evidence is mounting.
Book Reviews
The Nation's Poet
Emilia Stere
The publication of century-old love letters sparks a new debate over poet Mihai Eminescu.
Czechoslovakia: The Velvet Revolution and Beyond
Robin H E Shepherd
Reviewed by Magali Perrault
A portrait of the Czech Republic and Slovakia ten years after the Velvet Revolution.
Press Reviews
Great Britain: Time Regained
Oliver Craske
The British press compares the Yugoslav revolution of last week with those of 1989.
Germany:Celebrations and Desecrations
Andrea Mrozek
The day marking ten years of German unification is marred by violence.
News
Albania
Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Estonia
EU
Finland
Hungary
Kosovo
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Poland
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Ukraine
Volume 2 Issue 35, 16 October 2000
Nuking the Neighbours
Magali Perrault
As Czechs and Austrians cross swords over the Temelín nuclear power plant, a long-term dialogue between leaders is needed more than ever.
Hitting the Fan
Pat FitzPatrick
The change of regime in Belgrade could lead to the Croatian PM landing in the brown stuff.
Emerging from the Shadows
Tom Gallagher
Ceauşescu's court poet makes a comeback in Scotland.
Interview
There's Nothing So Queer as Folk
Židas Daskalovski
CER talks to Goran Trajkoski of Macedonian ethno trio Anastasia.
Analysis
All Roads Lead to Roma
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
That the Roma issue is taken seriously by the EU means that Hungarians cannot afford to bury our heads in the sand any longer.
Voting for Instability
Mel Huang
Lithuanians expressed their desire for change at the polls last week, but the results may only breed more confusion.
Duplicity Revisited
Martin D Brown
The international response to the week's developments in Yugoslavia and Israel reveals a fundamental duplicity in foreign affairs.
Here He Comes Again
Wojtek Kość
Aleksander Kwaśniewski wins a second term as Polish president, and Andrzej Olechowski mounts the stage as a new force.
(Death)Factory Town
Andrea Mrozek
The world knows it as Auschwitz, but the locals call their hometown Oświęcim. What's it like to grow up next to a deathcamp?
Scavengers and Predators
Sam Vaknin
Might destructively parasitic economic relationships be CEE's only hope?
Kinoeye
In the Shadow of the Werewolf
Peter Hames
Markéta Lazarová is the best Czech film of all time according to one poll of critics. Why the hell has nobody heard of it?
Book Review
The Uninvited: Refugees at the Rich Man's Gate
Jeremy Harding
Reviewed by Oliver Craske
An appeal for more sane and humane immigration policies.
Press Reviews
Great Britain: Redrafting History
Oliver Craske
Was NATO responsible for the downfall of Milošević?
Germany: Re-emerging Debates
Andrea Mrozek
The problems that German politicians wish would just disappear.
News
Albania
Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Estonia
EU/NATO
Finland
Germany
Hungary
Kosovo
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Ukraine
Volume 2 Issue 36, 23 October 2000
Alija Goes Bye-bye
Beth Kampschror
Alija Izetbegović leaves office with a dignity that eluded his wartime rivals.
Slovenia's Return to the Left
Brian J Požun
After seven months of turbulent politics, Slovenes have returned to what they know best.
The Modern Human Wind
Cyril Simsa
A story of Scythians, Marxists and skin-clad Proto-Dene-Caucasian medicine women.
Analysis
Could Belarus Bloom?
Howard Jarvis
After years of isolation, there are signs that Belarus is finally starting to open up to international business.
Off Balance
Andrew Cave
Can Poland's political leaders rediscover the centre ground?
The Truth Shall Set You Free
Daria Kulagina
Latvian elites are slowly coming to terms with their nation's role in the Holocaust.
Debate
The Spirit of Milošević Remains
Just how much of a revolution have we witnessed? Our two experts,
Sam Vaknin and
Dušan Djordjevich, debate the future of Yugoslavia.
Book Reviews
Yet Another Europe?
Christopher Lord (ed)
Reviewed by Dick Nilsson
Central Europe: Core or Periphery? locates the heart of Europe in the era of integration.
Off the Beaten Path
Caroline Juler
Reviewed by Catherine Lovatt
The new Blue Guide Romania offers insight into an uncommon but rewarding destination.
Press Reviews
Great Britain: "Normal" Countries
Oliver Craske
The UK press worries about Serbia's path to normalcy.
Germany: Exchanging Extremes
Andrea Mrozek
A convergence of extremes on the German political scene.
News
Albania
Austria
Bosnia
Croatia
Estonia
EU/NATO
Finland
Germany
Hungary
Kosovo
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Montenegro
Poland
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Ukraine
Mixed Nuts: An antidote to the news
Volume 2 Issue 37, 30 October 2000
Škvorecký Special
CER talks with acclaimed Czech author Josef Škvorecký and presents one of the short stories from his new collection.
The End of Bull Mácha
Josef Škvorecký
A story of jazz in the Communist age, recently published in English for the first time in the collection, When Eve Was Naked.All's Well That Ends Well
Julie Hansen
The renowned Czech émigré writer and publisher speaks to CER about his life, work, jazz and more.
Analysis
The Politics of Intrigue
Mel Huang
A local political crisis looming in Tallinn could have national implications for Esonia.
The Belarusian Triangle
Yuri Svirko
Prior to elections, opposition figures have begun to mysteriously vanish into thin air.
Straf
Sam Vaknin
Corruption is not a monolithic practice. Nor are its outcomes universally deplorable or damaging.
Second-class Citizens
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
CER speaks with József Krasznai, leader of the Zámoly Roma, who has filed a case against Hungary at the European Court of Human Rights and sparked off a major controversy both at home and abroad.
Press Reviews
Great Britain: Rising up the Charts
Oliver Craske
Bulgaria gets some unusually positive press, and Schröder makes a hit record.
Germany:
To Ban or not to Ban?
Andrea Mrozek
Politics and morality are both brought into play in issues of prohibition.
News
Albania
Austria**
Bosnia
Croatia
Estonia
EU/NATO**
Finland
Germany**
Hungary**
Kosovo
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Poland**
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia**
Slovenia
Ukraine
** denotes weekly news review with a daily headline update
Volume 2 Issue 38, 6 November 2000
KGB Skeleton in the Closet
Mel Huang
A secret agreement with the KGB, signed nearly ten years ago, resurfaces to shake the very foundations of Estonia.
Blacklist or Blackmail?
Matilda Nahabedian
The Schengen blacklist threatens Bulgaria's cooperation with the EU.
Have a Seat
Brian J Požun
Yugoslavia's membership in the UN is a huge step for regional stability.
Analysis
Pariah Pals
Yuri Svirko
Belarusian president Aliaksandar Lukašenka travels to Libya in search of potential investors.
Between In and Out
Marius Dragomir
Romania's upcoming elections pose a real danger to democratic reforms.
Inching towards Independence
Catherine Lovatt
As Ibrahim Rugova secures election victory, the once unthinkable idea of Kosovan independence now seems feasible—even in the West.
A Long Wake
Jan Čulík
The aftermath of the anti-IMF demonstrations continues to be felt in Prague. It's a slow sobering-up process.
The Second October Revolution
Sam Vaknin
The updated second edition of Aleksandar Pavković's The Fragmentation of Yugoslavia goes far beyond the "partial framework" it modestly claims to be.
Interview
Second-class Citizens (part 2)
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
CER speaks with József Krasznai, leader of the Zámoly Roma, who has filed a case against Hungary at the European Court of Human Rights and sparked off a major controversy both at home and abroad.
Kinoeye
The International Language of Horror
Steven Jay Schneider
Slasher flick Mute Witness took on new levels of horror when the director moved the action to Moscow.
Press Reviews
Great Britain: Trial Balloons and Cocaine on Toilets
Oliver Craske
The British press wonders whether drugs are affecting policy in Germany and examines America's policy toward the Balkans.
Germany: Fear of Farming
Andrea Mrozek
Could agriculture and nuclear power be factors in keeping applicant countries out of the European Union?
News
Albania
Austria**
Bosnia
Bosnia
Croatia
Estonia
EU/NATO**
Finland
Germany**
Hungary**
Kosovo
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Poland**
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia**
Slovenia
Ukraine
** denotes weekly news review with a daily headline update
Volume 2 Issue 39, 13 November 2000
European Commission Annual Progress Reports
Bulgaria:
impending corruption tusslesCzech Republic:
still bucking BrusselsEstonia:
an assessment tough but fairHungary:
really almost thereLatvia:
some catching-up is seenLithuania:
the EC has been keenPoland:
progress built on progressRomania:
a nearly hopeless messSlovakia:
a pro-Dzurinda spreeSlovenia:
in by 2003?Media reactions
Austria & France:
seeing dangers thereGermany:
our attention's elsewhereUK:
pretending that we care
Analysis
The Bell of Betrayal
Announces Victory
Petr Zídek
Mnichovský komplex, by Historian Jan Tesař, provides an excellent analysis of the end of the First Czechoslovak Republic.
The World According to Dubya
Mel Huang
If Bush does win, we'll have "Chicken Kiev" on the menu again.
The European Bank for the Retardation of Development
Sam Vaknin
The EBRD has failed to Westernize the Easterners and has instead been Easternized by them.
Meter Maid Commandos
Jan Čulík
The municipality of Prague has created a riot squad out of common traffic wardens.
Crisis by Design
Jana Altman
Although the Czech media is constantly under threat of persecution by politicians and the public alike, it may just be its own worst enemy.
Romanian Women
Don't Wear the Trousers
Delia Dumitrica
Why don't Romanian women stand up to the patriarchal stereotypes imposed on them?
Détente from Below
Patrick Burke
Taking issue with the idea of an ill-informed Western Left.
Kinoeye
The Long Take That Kills
Bejamin Halligan
Why were Andrei Tarkovsky's films so agonisingly slow?
Press Reviews
Great Britain: A Means As Well As an End
Oliver Craske
Snagging some fellow fish into the B-stream of a two-speed Europe.
Germany: Fish and Red Tape
Andrea Mrozek
The Kursk hit a big fish and Russia is interested in guarding democracy—both equally plausible suggestions.
News
Albania
Austria**
Belarus
Bosnia
Bulgaria
Estonia
EU/NATO**
Finland
Germany**
Hungary**
Kosovo
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Poland**
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia**
Slovenia
Ukraine
Mixed Nuts: An antidote to the news
** denotes weekly news review with a daily headline update
Volume 2 Issue 40, 20 November 2000
Multi-ethnic Outpost
Brian J Požun
Rusyns of the Trans-Carpathian Euroregion feel the bitter
taste of restricted rights
and EU expansion.
Referendum Blues
According to Tim Haughton, we may have seen the last of Mečiar.
Michael Kopanic ponders Slovakia's future.
Estonia for Sale
Mel Huang
Nordic investment fuels fears of total buyouts and a loss of the family silver in Estonia.
Analysis
The Deserts of Bohemia
Peter Steiner
Reviewed by Dick Nilsson
What can the social context tell us about Czech fiction?
Scapegoat and Scarecrow
Delia Despina Dumitrica
The historical divisions between Eastern and Western Europe conjour up a dual interpretation of EU integration in Romania.
Storm Cloud over Bosnia
Beth Kampschor
The nationalist parties of Bosnia-Hercegovina still have political clout.
The Blessings of the Informal Economy
Sam Vaknin
If Central European countries relied only on their official economies, they would have gone bankrupt ages ago.
Trouble Down the Farm
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
József Torgyán, Hungarian Minister of Agriculture and President of the Party of Independent Smallholders, is fudging his declaration of assets.
Anti-Communism and Emotional Substitutes
Jan Čulík
The sources of political legitimacy in the Czech Republic in the 1990s.
Book Review
The BFI Companion to Eastern European and Russian Cinema
Reviewed by Daniel Lindvall
An insightful guide to the region's diverse film history.
Press Reviews
Great Britain: Journey to
the Heart of Chernobyl
Oliver Craske
Will Ukraine suffer a meltdown like its infamous reactor?
Germany: A-Voting We Will Go
Andrea Mrozek
Apathy and disappointment reigned supreme in elections throughout the region.
News
Albania
Austria**
Belarus
Bosnia
Estonia
Finland
Germany**
Hungary**
Kosovo
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Poland**
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia**
Slovenia
Ukraine
Mixed Nuts:An antidote to the news
** denotes weekly news review with a daily headline update
Volume 2 Issue 41, 27 November 2000
The Lost Boys
Mel Huang
Recent terrorist attacks in Latvia show that extremist groups pose a serious threat to national security.
Press Security
Yuri Svirko
Belarusian media discover why they have been unable to get to Lukašenka.
New Sky over Serbia
Brian J Požun
The continuing quest for the protection of minorities and provincial autonomy in Vojvodina.
Special Focus on the Roma
The EU's Red Card
Alexandra Wootliff-Bitušíková
Anti-Roma sentiment in Slovakia is also the result of "Western" policies against asylum-seekers.No Problem Here
Katharine Fletcher
The plight of the Roma is all too often ignored by police in the Czech Republic.Radio Roma
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
An interview with Ilona Varga, editor-in-chief of Hungarian Radio's Roma Half Hour.All Ethnic Problems Solved?
Matilda Nahabedian
Is it a paradox that Bulgaria has been described as a model of ethnic tolerance?Europe's Beggars
Marius Dragomir
In the eyes of some, the Roma are giving Romania a bad name.Staying Afloat
Balázs Jarábik
Slovakia is hurrying to bring the country in line with EU norms on minority policy; however, significant obstacles remain.Moving Forward
Tiffany G Petros
The issue of Roma rights in the Czech Republic continues to be contentious despite some progress.Discovering a New Element
Wojtek Kość
Poles are finally developing a positive interest in Romani history and culture.Vying for Position
Peter Vermeersch
Slovakia's treatment of the Roma continues to mar its reputation.Roma on Film
Dignity in Diversity
James Partridge
Aleksandar Petrović's film masterpiece Skupljači perja is an unidealised homage to an ethnically diverse Vojvodina.Understanding the Gulf
Niobe Thompson
Tony Gatlif's film Gadjo dilo attempts to act as a mediator between the culture of Romania's Roma and Fortress Europe.
Analysis
First We Take Vilnius, Then
We Take Palm Beach
Terry D Clark and Nerijus Prekevičius
Lithuanian voters bucked pundits and trends alike in October's parliamentary elections, granting no party the majority for the first time in the post-Soviet era.
How to Kick the Habit—Slowly
Sam Vaknin
The black economy is a stabilising force in countries in transition; they need to be weaned off it gradually.
Fuck this Article
Bernard Nežmah
Linguists continue to marvel at the outright audacity of Yugoslav swear words.
Book Reviews
The Charms of Madame
Antoni Libera
Reviewed by Christina Manetti
A novel about coming of age in Communist Poland.
The Vices of Integrity:
E H Carr 1892-1982
Jonathan Haslam
Reviewed by Rob Stout
A look at the life and work of the enigmatic British historian.
The Body of a Woman
Catherine Lovatt
A review of Matei Visniec's play examining the role of women during the Bosnian conflict.
Kinoeye
The Velvet Generation
Peter Hames
Is contemporary Czech cinema stronger than is commonly thought?
Press Reviews
Great Britain:
You and EU's Army?
Oliver Craske
The birth of an EU army and the Balkan summit in Zagreb spawned rapid reactions and debate over the next European revolution in the UK media.
Germany: Black Hole in Bosnia
Andrea Mrozek
Five years later, a discussion of Dayton in the German press this week.
News
Albania
Austria**
Belarus
Bulgaria
Estonia
EU/NATO
Finland
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Volume 2 Issue 42, 4 December 2000
Glutton for Punishment
Catherine Lovatt
With Romanians choosing between a former Communist and an ultranationalist for president, a new pariah of Europe may be just around the corner.
Growing Pains
Brian J Požun
Though struggling to fit its role as a capital city, Ljubljana could be the next Prague.
Heavy on the Leitkultur
Andrea Mrozek
Is Goethe turning in his grave over the debate on German national culture?
Special Focus: CER talks to Daniela Fischerová
A New Reality with Each New Word
CER's special focus on Czech playwright and author Daniela Fischerová.The Enduring Desire to Write
Madelaine Hron
Fischerová talks to CER about her plays, storytelling and the power of language.A Letter for President Eisenhower
Daniela Fischerová
A story of a young girl's summertime initiation into love and the art of writing.Fingers Pointing Somewhere Else
Reviewed by Madelaine Hron
Fischerová's collection of stories, recently published in English translation, recreates reality in a magical yet palpable way.
Analysis
Slashing Out
Wojtek Kość
Polish actor Daniel Olbrychski and the Minister for Culture fail to understand Warsaw's "The Nazis" exhibition.
The Fifth Horseman
Sam Vaknin
An apocalypse looms large as the Balkans misread the Serbian situation.
Kinoeye
Is That the Best You Can Do?Zuzana Slobodová
František Vláčil's Markéta Lazarová has long been considered the best Czech film ever made. But why?
Press Reviews
Great Britain:
Before the Showdowns
Oliver Craske
Britain is set to press the case for EU enlargement at Nice, while Romania may be banished behind the new Lace Curtain.
Germany: Nice and Easy?
Andrea Mrozek
Prospects for EU enlargement at the Nice Summit, elections in Romania and conflict in southern Serbia hit the German press this week.
News
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