Red Army invades Poland
On the 17th of September 1939, 80 years ago, the Red Army invaded Poland. It was 16 days after the Nazi Germany invaded Poland from the...
Soviet invasion of Poland: start of totalitarian occupation
On September 17 about 1 million troops of the Red Army crossed the eastern borders of Poland starting the red invasion of Poland. It wa...
Polish liberators of Axel and Hulst
During the Second World War, Axel and Hulst in the Dutch province of Zeeland were liberated in September, 1944 by 1st Polish Armoured ...
Driel Commemoration of the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade of General Sosabowski
In September 1944, around 1,000 parachutists from the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade of General Sosabowski were dropped at Dr...
Museum city Gjirokastër: City of Stone
Albanian Gjirokastër is one of the most popular tourist destinations of Albania whose origin stems from the construction of the castl...
Korçë: city of the biggest carnival, serenates, good beer and other surprises.
Have you ever heard of Korçë? If not, it is time to go there and check this unique Albanian town for yourself! You will be surprised ho...
Birth of Solidarity movement
When the Polish government under Edward Gierek introduced new food price increases in the summer of 1980 and Poland faced big...
North Macedonia: must visit pearl
North Macedonia is definitely a European pearl which must be visited. It has so much to offer: culture, nature, breath-taking view...
Joint statement of five European Union member states on Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia Urmas Reinsalu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs, Minister of Foreign Affa...
Remember August 23, 1939: “Black ribbon day”
Eighty years after the strike of the totalitarian powersBy Patrick van Schie, historian and vice-president of the European Insitute...