Netherlands

08May 2002. R.V

A political earthquake

Apart from the shock in the Netherlands - this is the first political murder that has ever happened in this country - the assassination will reverberate in Europe as well, where lately there is an increasing reaction to emotions.

Myanmar

08May 2002. Duska Anastasijevic

The first gesture of goodwill

What prompted one of the most notorious regimes in the world to release Suu Kyi from house arrest and release hundreds of political prisoners from prison? There is no doubt that the junta has nowhere else to draw money to maintain an expensive system and invest in weapons while millions of citizens are starving.

The Middle East Crisis

08May 2002. Berta Zekić Belson

Arafat partner again

While in Washington Bush and Sharon are cooking up a plan for a new Middle East by announcing a regional peace conference that will most likely be held this summer in Turkey, the violence in the Middle East does not stop.

The day the French voted

08May 2002. Zoran Stanojević

Red and blue against black

A student from the province of Marjorie (21), who supports extreme communists, says that she voted for Chirac, but that she thinks that he should immediately resign and call for new, fair elections. She thinks that the most important result of these elections is that a large number of young people have become interested in politics, and in that she sees a perspective and a chance for France.

Czechia after Havel

04May 2002. Veljko Samolov

To Hradčane - from the shadows

The next president of the Czech Republic will be elected by the new parliament, after the parliamentary elections in June, that is, at the beginning of next year, so the question that is increasingly attracting the attention of the political public, not only in the Czech Republic but also in Europe, is who will succeed Havel

Slovenija

Grounded "falcon"

The decision of Drnovšek's cabinet to acquire a new plane by "smudging" it through the overstretched state budget as "military equipment" raised so much dust in the public that it is uncertain whether the government will have to sell the newly purchased aircraft in order to appease public opinion.

Serbs and Montenegrins on their way to Europe

04May 2002. Dusan Reljic

High Schengen threshold

The recognition of the European identity of Serbia and Montenegro through the abolition of visas contains important political symbolism and would additionally encourage those political forces that see the future in opening up to Europe. There are, however, also very tangible possible positive effects of the cancellation of visas, that is, negative consequences if this does not happen

"Imitation" of Manhattan in Milan

25April 2002. Zoran Jevtović

"Voluntary" collision

Although in every Italian metropolis there is a hidden fear of the fate of Pompeii, elegant Milan did not give in to hysteria. Industrious Milanese will quickly repair their beauty, the top of which was often not even visible in the famous fog

Near East

25April 2002. “Time”

Suicide factories

For Palestinians, perhaps the most compelling argument in favor of suicide attacks is that they are effective. If the goal was to empower the disenfranchised and shake Israeli society, then the attacks succeeded. Maybe the Palestinians wouldn't mind fighting the Israelis with conventional methods, but they don't have a real army

Elections in Hungary

25April 2002. Gabor Bodis

Transitional pendulum

In Hungary, there was another change of government; socialists/ex-communists supported by liberals will form a new government of the left

Electoral upheaval in France

25April 2002. Frano Cetinić

Right vs. the right

Chirac has already started emitting signals that he could perceive this great role, in which he found himself due to a series of huge mistakes - the role of "savior of the nation", as a unique opportunity to finish some of his scores on the right, especially with the centrists. This is a Pyrrhic victory for Le Pen himself. Namely, for his entire political career, Le Pen most consistently defeated Chirac himself, and he retaliated in kind, and now, with his unexpected success, he is securing a final victory for his mortal enemy.

Great Britain

17April 2002. Nikola Medic

Cannabis - yes or no

According to some research, more people in the UK smoke marijuana per week than attend football matches

Interview - Georges-Henri Souto

17April 2002. Slobodanka Asst

Be modern - change the elites

"We in France realized very quickly, immediately in 1945, that we had to start with the truth about the war, but also with reconciliation. The world no longer accepts and understands that rhetoric about historical injustices and centuries-old hearths."

France elects a president

17April 2002. Frano Cetinić

Pretenders and others

Le Pen, Lagier and Schevenman, each with approximately 8 to 13 percent - the middle-class ones, then - will decide on the second round, as well as those who are undecided. Because, fourteen losers in the first round - according to current analyzes of public opinion - represent as much as 64 percent of the electorate

Rusija

11April 2002. Zorana Bojić

Communists on target

The insulted communists and agrarians decided to change their tactics: officially ending cooperation with the authorities, leaving all leadership positions and moving into a determined opposition.

Grčka

11April 2002. Sonja Seizova

The retouch of democracy

"The institution improves the quality of democracy", believes the Greek citizen's lawyer Professor Nikiforos Diamanduros, a political scientist who deals mostly with democratization processes.

Czech Republic

11April 2002. Veljko Samolov

Benes decrees - a weight around the neck

This year's spiral of misunderstandings around the Benes decrees started when Prime Minister Zeman said in an interview that the Sudeten Germans were Hitler's fifth column, that they were traitors and that they escaped heavy prison sentences by being expelled.

The Middle East crisis

11April 2002. Berta Zekić-Belson

A fragile hope for peace

Neither Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat nor Israeli Prime Minister Sharon wants appeasement at the moment; both seem to be "good" for preserving this situation of controlled violence that will not turn into a general regional war

Elections in Hungary

11April 2002. Gabor Bodis

The left is about to win

Instead of dreams and "stamps" about the nation, it seems that the discreet charm of the former finance minister, who tried his hand at that position during communism in 1987 when he promoted tax reform and after the democratic changes in 1996 when he reduced inflation, is more valuable on the Hungarian market.

Great Britain

04April 2002. Slobodanka Asst

Tony Blair's blush

The majority of Britons believe that their prime minister shows too little interest in domestic problems, while he is fascinated by solving major global issues

Escalation of the Middle East crisis

04April 2002. R.V

Arafat under siege

The latest Israeli military operation, which began last weekend, has returned tanks to Ramallah and other Palestinian cities. Its goal, as it is also claimed, is "the complete isolation of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and the stopping of terrorism against the citizens of Israel." It came in response to the terrifying endeavors of Palestinian suicide bombers who carried out six such attacks in the past week alone.

Unusual journeys

29march 2002 Nikola Medic

By riverboat to London

A word of caution to would-be adventurers: whatever you envisioned, an Englishman has already done it, in this case the two of them. Bill and Laurel Cooper reached the Black Sea via France, then the Rhine and the Danube