About VoiCEE - Podcast from Central and Eastern Europe
In this podcast series we are looking at the region from different
angles and perspectives attempting to capture its diversity and
understand emerging trends. Above all, we want to give voice to a region
that is often talked to rather than listened to.
The VoiCEE is brought to you by a network of independent
English-language media in Central and Eastern Europe: Notes from Poland,
Kafkadesk, Insight Hungary, Internews Ukraine, New Eastern Europe,
Reporting Democracy, Transitions, Ukraine World, Vsquare
The VoiCEE podcast: what Belarus's "sham" elections mean for the country and the region
In this episode, our host Joshua Coe speaks with journalist Mark Temnycky, who wrote (https://neweasterneurope.eu/2025/01/17/the-2025-belarusian-presidential-elections/) for New Eastern Europe about the recent re-election of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
Nicknamed “Europe’s last dictator”, Lukashenko won another term in office last month with a proclaimed 87% of the vote. But election observers say there has not been a free and fair election in the country since he came to power in 1994 (https://neweasterneurope.eu/2024/08/28/thirty-years-of-lukashenka/).
Temnycky tells us about Lukashenko, his close ties to Russia, and the Belarusian opposition — both inside and outside the country.
Read “Thirty years of Lukashenka (https://neweasterneurope.eu/2024/08/28/thirty-years-of-lukashenka/)” and “The 2025 Belarusian presidential election (https://neweasterneurope.eu/2025/01/17/the-2025-belarusian-presidential-elections/)” by Mark Temnycky, published by New Eastern Europe.
In this podcast series, we look at the region from different angles and perspectives, attempting to capture its diversity and understand emerging trends. Above all, we want to give a voice to a region that is often talked to rather than listened to.
The VoiCEE is brought to you by a network of independent English-language media in Central and Eastern Europe: Reporting Democracy, VSquare, New Eastern Europe, Notes from Poland, Kafkadesk, Insight Hungary, Internews Ukraine, Transitions, Ukraine World.
To not miss any news and insight from our network, sign up for our newsletter here (https://notesfrompoland.com/independent-english-language-ecc-media-network/) and follow us on X (https://x.com/NewsFromCEE).
30 Jan 2025
The VoiCEE podcast: humanitarian demining training for Ukrainian women
In this episode, our host Joshua Coe speaks with journalist Isabelle de Pommereau about her story "Humanitarian Warriors" (https://tol.org/client/article/humanitarian-warriors.html) written for Transitions magazine. In Kosovo, De Pommereau met Ukrainian women learning to clear the mines and unexploded ordnance littered across their country amid its ongoing war with Russia.
More recently, De Pommereau was in Ukraine for the week of Donald Trump's inauguration as president of the United States. While the newly sworn in president promised a swift end to Russia's war with Ukraine, the fighting has only intensified in recent weeks. Whether or not the end of the conflict is in sight, the task of cleaning up the remnants of war is ongoing. The removal of unexploded ordnance is one such effort. Across Ukraine, the removal of unexploded shells, missiles and mines is underway and expected to take years.
Read "Humanitarian Warriors" (https://tol.org/client/article/humanitarian-warriors.html) by Isabelle de Pommereau on Transitions.
In this podcast series, we look at the region from different angles and perspectives, attempting to capture its diversity and understand emerging trends. Above all, we want to give a voice to a region that is often talked to rather than listened to.
The VoiCEE is brought to you by a network of independent English-language media in Central and Eastern Europe: Reporting Democracy, VSquare, New Eastern Europe, Notes from Poland, Kafkadesk, Insight Hungary, Internews Ukraine, Transitions, Ukraine World.
To not miss any news and insight from our network, sign up for our newsletter here (https://notesfrompoland.com/independent-english-language-ecc-media-network/) and follow us on X, formerly known as Twitter (https://x.com/NewsFromCEE).
30 Dec 2024
The VoiCEE podcast: investigating Hungary's spying on EU anti-fraud officials
In this episode, our host Joshua Coe speaks with Szabolcs Panyi, an investigative journalist with Direkt36 (https://www.direkt36.hu/en/english-eu-investigators-probing-orbans-son-in-law-surveilled-sparking-intelligence-agency-infighting/) and VSquare (https://vsquare.org/hungary-spying-eu-olaf-corruption-viktor-orban-intelligence/), about his recent cross-border investigation (https://vsquare.org/hungary-spying-eu-olaf-corruption-viktor-orban-intelligence/) shedding light on how Hungary reportedly surveilled EU anti-fraud investigators probing the company of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s son-in-law.
His findings indicate that Hungary’s foreign intelligence services even created an entire department to spy on EU institutions.
https://x.com/direkt36/status/1865028521816658259
In this podcast series, we look at the region from different angles and perspectives, attempting to capture its diversity and understand emerging trends. Above all, we want to give a voice to a region that is often talked to rather than listened to.
The VoiCEE is brought to you by a network of independent English-language media in Central and Eastern Europe: Reporting Democracy, VSquare, New Eastern Europe, Notes from Poland, Kafkadesk, Insight Hungary, Internews Ukraine, Transitions, Ukraine World.
To not miss any news and insight from our network, sign up for our newsletter here (https://notesfrompoland.com/independent-english-language-ecc-media-network/) and follow us on Twitter. (https://twitter.com/NewsFromCEE)
Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team (https://notesfrompoland.com/about-us/#editor-team) and published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support.
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