When summer arrives in Hungary the season of the traditional wine spritzer begins. Szilvia Zalka recalls its origins in the conservative weekly Nagyítás: “My grandfather used to always drink red-wine spritzer. I can’t imagine why he liked the taste. When I was a child I often had to quickly make a spritzer or a ‘long [...]
According to animal protection associations at least 40,000 stray dogs live in the Romanian capital of Bucharest. The city is planning a law on catching the dogs step by step. But Romanians have always had an ambivalent relationship to the dog, writes the daily Adevărul: “Romanians are surrounded by forests in the countryside and dogs [...]
The Bulgarian prosecutor’s office has signalled its satisfaction with the results of measures introduced to counter the embezzlement of EU funds. The daily Dnevnik has nothing but scorn for such self-praise: “The fight of the prosecutor’s office against the embezzlement of EU funds has made visible progress: in the last successful year a grand total [...]
So far, 18 mushers have signed up for the event. PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY (VostokMedia) – The 20th anniversary 2010 Beringia sled dog race kicks off in Kamchatka on March 13. Race organizers have extended their invitations to mushers from around the world. So far, two dog drivers from Germany, two from the Chukotka Autonomous District, and 16 [...]
Italy is embroiled in a heated debate over the hamburger and national identity, after the agricultural ministry supported the US-based McDonald’s firm in its ads for fast food with Italian ingredients. In the online magazine Farefuturo, Cecilia Moretti tries to cool things down: “It is true that in times of rampant globalisation and amorphous identities [...]
