Year: 2016
When the Tanks Broke Free
Marching soldiers, cheering crowds, tanks and cannon fire. The martial and enthusiastic manner of the May 9 parade in St. Petersburg, celebrating the victory over Nazi-Germany and the end of World War II, reminded Daniel... (more)
#callVienna: Election Time in Austria – Why I Voted for Hofer or why Van der Bellen is the Less Evil
What exactly is going on in Austria? What are young people thinking on the candidates and Austria’s future? We decided to activate our European network and #CallVienna to ask two young voters to explain their choices. T... (more)
From Homeland to Home
Can you imagine going to the toilet in the middle of the night and seeing something that will change your life and your country forever? The 8th of May marks the 71st anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Eur... (more)
#callAnkara: Deserted Streets and Cumbersome Silence – the Seeds of a Great Conflict
Streets, normally full of pedestrians, tourists, street artists and beggars, deserted. Shopkeepers in shopping malls complaining about no visits, and instead of children in city parks police patrols with automatic guns. ... (more)
“People Were Afraid to Shake our Hands”
What does the tragic accident of Chernobyl still means for us today? Elena takes a deeper look into the current impact.
The Shadow of Chernobyl in Ukraine – From Secrets to Facts
After 30 years still, the tragedy of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant shows an impact throughtout the decades.
Tents, Silence and Orange Masks – the Memories of a Chernobyl Liquidator
Thousand of men were conscripted into the Chernobyl area to “liquidate” the released radiation. Vsevolod was one of them and remembers.
The Chernobyl Bird / A Live-Tweet of a Nuclear Disaster
If the Chernobyl Catastrophe happend today - this is how we imagine a Twitter-feed might look like.
“Three Hours per Victim” or “The Rape of Serbia”
Bosnian Serb's wartime-leader Radovan Karadžić was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the Srebrenica genocide. How did the Bosnian and Serbian press react?
Divide and Rule
Setting up state systems based on ethnicity or race can have positive effects argued Martin on the example of Singapore. However, dividing a people accordingly can have severe consequences for the social cohesion too, af... (more)
Facing the Weird Teenage Angst… Again!
European in India. Self-reflection and critical thoughts on india stereotypes from the perspective of being a European Woman.
What can we Learn from Singapore? Lessons on Multiculturalism
While Martin spends a year in Singapore, he detects its key to social cohesion - how can multiculturalism work out?
Memory Suitcase: The Virtue of Lists
For Željka, personal lists are her daily little helper - and not just for everyday shopping lists, but to find inspiration in the lists.
What if… European Borders Closed?
What If-GIFs explore peoples reactions to Europe's borders closing. How would you look if that would be the case?
Travelling Europe – and Time: There and Back Again
Travelling five different European countries within two weeks? Here we go - Anna shares her impressions of the different places she went to.