CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
Hungary
Pussy Politics II: The oldest profession in the world
According to the common saying, prostitution is the oldest profession in the world – but it isn’t. Midwifery is.BEYOND THE NATION STATE
European Union
Life and politics in Sicily’s last Arab Casbah
The renovation of a medieval town centre is an invitation for Europe to reflect on its origins, and its future.labour struggles
Precarious couriers are leading the struggle against platform capitalism
Deliveroo, Foodora, Giovo. The success of these companies depends on the exploitation of an invisible precariat. Now, against all expectations these workers are mobilizing across borders to claim their rights.
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Poland
So Why is This Forest So Important? Resisting the Logging of Białowieża
PiS is derailing the debate from environmental issues to their favourite narrative: them being true patriotic Poles against the EU.Judiciary Crisis in Poland
Ruling party consolidates grip on judiciary in Poland
On Wednesday, PiS submitted a bill draft to the Parliament whereby all the members of the Supreme Court will have to step down – except for the ones personally permitted to stay by the Minister of Justice.
The Hungarian government wants tighter control of the judiciary, too
A Fidesz proposal to amend the procedure of nominating judges would privilege legal bureaucrats and deter trained judges.
Beneath Contemporary Arts
Noah Fischer's perspective on the monetization of arts and the change in its perception.
3 Free eBooks to Read Before Summer Ends: Artivism, Labour, Education!
What are the common problems faced by Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia, what is their wider context and are there solutions for the future?
Where the West Sets: Photographic Reflections on the European Frontlines
Where the West Sets is a documentary project that attempts to chronicle this crisis as it plays out on the northern Aegean Islands and in mainland Greece – the same territories where Western Culture and its system of values were born.
Connected Action for the Commons: a network and action research programme working on topics linked with the commons such as public space, culture and democracy. Read more.
Talk Real in Rijeka: Building Coalitions of Power
We travelled to Croatia to talk to activists and scholars about how social movements and other grassroots movements can expand their political influence.PoliticalCritique.org:
The largest Central and Eastern European liberal network of institutions and activists. It consists of the online daily, a quarterly magazine, publishing house, cultural centers and activist clubs in a dozen cities in Poland (and also in Kiev and Berlin), as well as a research centre.
European Alternatives works to promote democracy, equality and culture beyond the nation-state. We imagine, demand, and enact alternatives for a viable future for Europe.
