A grey zone at the borders of Europe: Transnistria

National Emblem of Transnistria In the last days some observers have pointed out that the situation in Transnistria could represent a further element of instability in the Ukrainian crisis. But what is Transnistria? And why and in which way is it under the influence of Russia? Transnistria is a small strip of land of 4000 Km2 between the Republic...

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Tourism in Israel: yes we can

When hearing names like Tel Aviv, Haifa, Jerusalem, many people imagine dangerous places in a semi-permanent state of war. This is not true, at all. The history of Israel is very complex and has crossed many conflicts. In the last ten years the political situation has become more stable, especially after the Second Intifada (2000-2004). But...

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Crimea: some information to understand the current situation

The Ukrainian crisis is at the center of the international attention. The 11th March Crimean Parliament has voted the annexation to Russia, position confirmed from a contested referendum five days later. The 18th March finally, this decision has been formalized with an agreement between Putin and the Prime minister of Crimea, Sergey Akesenov, while the...

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Poland: the leading outsourcing destination in Europe

I want to dedicate the first post of this blog to Poland, the country in which I live. Poland is a really interesting case in Europe, in the last years has seen a robust economic growth in a reverse trend with respect to the crisis that has touched Europe bringing a slowdown of the economy and an increase of the unemployment rate and social...

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Why a Blog?

Create a project and follow it is always a difficult choice, especially when you have a job and you have to use your free time and a part of your weekends. I have decided to create NotonlyEurope to feed my passion, Politics. I spent so many years at the University, studying history, international affairs, law, economics, and when finally I entered...

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