Alcohol
The industry and
the social phenomenon

Hard Graft to Make,
Pleasure to Intake
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
CER's roving Hungarian reporter interviews producers and consumers to assess the state of the drinking nation.

Battle of the Brews
Brian J Požun
As beer sales fall throughout Europe, the rivalry between Slovenia's two leading brands intensifies.

Boozing in the Baltics
Mel Huang
Already heavily imbibing nations, 50 years of Soviet occupation did little to temper the drinking habits of Lithuanians, Latvians and Estonians.

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Virgin Mary Meets Porn Star
Elke de Wit
The religious and the erotic mix in the German competition of the prestigious Oberhausen festival of short films.

Borders Up!
Vitali Vitaliev
Reviewed by Mel Huang
Vitaliev's drunken chronicle is as poignant as any serious study of Central and Eastern Europe

After the Rain
Sam Vaknin's book on offer from CER.

...jak Češi jednají
Jan Čulík on Czech public debate in the new Europe.

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A Deep Trauma
Jan Čulík
The present frictions in Czech-Roma relations have complex and deep-seated causes.

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The Union of Death
Sam Vaknin and Slavko Živanov
More controversial views of Balkan violence. This week, the KLA and more views on the Black Hand.

Media Demythtified
Darja Zajícová
The line between personal and political sympathies and objective reporting within Czech media remains blurred; we look at how it got to be so.

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Václav Bělohradský
Philosopher Václav Bělohradský talks to CER about Czech political culture, capitalism, globalisation and Central Europe's place in the post-modern world.