Agora 2017 - Dossier

Hostwriter and its Armenian partners gave ten journalists from nine different countries the chance to cover European topics from a cross-border perspective. They met in Armenia and Sweden and supported each other with local insights and feedback exchanged through a virtual newsroom. Check out our dossier here.

Stefan Janjić

Young and devoted

Religion has become a tool to divide the states of the former Yugoslavia. We spoke to three young theology students from different faiths about their calling.
Cátia Bruno

Nostalgia wards off populism

There is no room for populism in Portugal. But with working class towns battling unemployment, poverty and isolation, will the post-authoritarian apathy last?
Albert Guasch Rafael

Man vs Robot

Automated machines are disrupting labour markets and threatening mass unemployment. European labour unions are getting creative as they fight back.
Andrea Milluzzi

Blood and soil

Many people who grew up in Italy are not entitled to citizenship because of their migrant background. A law reform proposal has divided the country.
Jelena Prtoric

Croatian care drain

Since Croatia officially joined the European Union in 2013, the country’s doctors have left en masse. And no, it's not (just) for the money.
Quentin Lichtblau

What's left?

Central Europe is increasingly struggling against right wing populism. But on the Iberian Peninsula, things have taken a different turn – a turn to the left.
Alun Macer-Wright

Who will save Lady Liberty?

The UK's justice system is under threat. We look at the safeguards in place to protect it and look abroad to see what happens when they are eroded.
Sissy Gkournelou

Lost & not yet found

The media has come under fire, accused of partial reporting and sensationalism. Four international journalists discuss what went wrong and how to make it right.
Daniela Sala

Final refusal

There is a growing number of asylum seekers in Europe who have been refused asylum. Many do not return home, so where do they go?