☕️ Balkan Brew

The newsletter that brews you the perfect Balkan-flavoured cup every Friday morning. News, trends and curiosities selected from trusted sources from Ljubljana to Istanbul.

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👍 What you'll find

A careful selection of the most exciting and important news across the Balkans, from politics to culture and everything in between
Short and clear explanations of the broader context
Curiosities and hard-to-find stories about your favourite region
Hundreds of links for DIY-exploration

👎 What you won't find

Any flavour of nationalism
Coverage of anniversaries
Transcription of empty political declarations - because, let's be honest, there are way too many

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Who are we

Rodolfo Toè and Tommaso Siviero, Italian journalists and long-time Balkan enthusiasts. We follow a variety of topic in the region for a bunch of international media.

Subscribe to Balkan Brew

The newsletter that brews you the perfect Balkan-flavoured cup every Friday morning. News, trends and curiosities by trusted sources from Ljubljana to Istanbul.

People

Rodolfo Toè

@rodolfotoe

ITA journalist covering foreign affairs, EU politics @IlPost, analyst for the Economist Intelligence Unit for the W. Balkans. Formerly @OSCE, Balkan Insight & Le Courrier des Balkans. I'm the author of a podcast called 'Pappagalli'.

Tommaso Siviero

@tommasosiviero

Italian (freelance)journalist based in Sarajevo, BiH. I cover migration for the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, as well as the environment and civil society for other media. Co-author of Balkan Brew newsletter.