Light pollution: The invisible problem of modern cities

Light has brought us safety, but it also takes away the darkness of the night from animals and people. Light pollution threatens natural cycles, destroys ecosystems and drives stars from our sky. Change is possible, if we start shining responsibly.

5 min

Art competition for students at the Cotroceni National Museum

The Cotroceni National Museum launches the 2025 edition of the "Cotroceni Creativ Junior" project, a competition for middle school and high school students, inspired by the passions of the royal couple Ferdinand–Maria.

1 min

White Night of Galleries 2025 brought contemporary art to 17 cities in Romania

The White Night of Galleries (NAG), between October 3 and 5, returned with its 19th edition and transformed Bucharest, along with 16 other cities in the country, into a great contemporary art scene. Over 200 projects were available to visit in galleries, alternative spaces, creative hubs and workshops.

1 min

A bridge that might be too far

Italy’s €13.5bn Messina Bridge is sold as a national triumph, but faces seismic risk, EU scrutiny, mafia fears, and mass expropriations. Critics say it exposes a deeper rift: spectacle versus public value in Italy’s future.

10 min

A microstate for the Bektashi? Tirana’s gamble

Edi Rama’s plan for a ‘Vatican of Islam’ in Tirana casts the Bektashi order as Albania’s soft-power brand of tolerance — but critics see a political spectacle.

8 min

The end of cheap fashion from China? France draws the line

In Paris, the European fashion industry signed a declaration against ultra-fast fashion and cheap clothing from China. France’s initiative could reshape the fashion market and the way we shop for clothes online.

4 min

The stories we carry: how Hassan Blasim rewrites identity beyond nationalism

What if home isn't a place, but the people we carry in our hearts? In an era of hardening borders and nationalist rhetoric, Iraqi writer Hassan Blasim’s stories reveal identity as neither fixed nor singular - but as a living negotiation between trauma and survival.

10 min

Overtourism as a phenomenon or what it means to live in a glass case

As mass tourism reshapes the Mediterranean, locals push back against rising rents, erasure of community, and cities turned into theme parks. This piece explores overtourism’s impact and calls for a new balance between visiting and belonging.

12 min

Past the Digital Veil: Rediscovering the Power of Culture

What do European citizens think about culture? What is its role, its importance today? These questions are answered by the Special Eurobarometer 562 survey.

3 min
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