He was an inventor, an engineer, and an aviator. He inspired thousands of pilots around the world, like astronaut Neal Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon. And yet, Assen Jordanoff, the Bulgarian-American inventor of, among other things, the airbag, is hardly known in his home country.
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A new adaptation of a classic Polish-novel-turned-cult-film was just announced by Netflix, sending the Internet into a frenzy. While younger generations seem open, fans of
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THE TUMULTUOUS 2022:
HOW HAS RUSSIA’S
AGGRESSION ON UKRAINE
IMPACTED THE 3 SEAS
AND REST OF EU-27
COUNTRIES?
The study called The tumultuous 2022: how has Russia’s aggression on Ukraine impacted the 3 Seas and Rest of EU-27 countries? presents a collation of key energy sector and economic data on the Three Seas countries compared with Rest of EU-27 countries.
Energy sector data covered in the study include natural gas supply sources by geography, natural gas storage fill levels, electricity generation mix, CO2 emissions from electricity generation and use of coal in the economy. Economic data include HICP inflation (all items and individual energy carriers), GDP and unemployment.
The comparisons look at the years 2022 and 2021 and provide insights on how the energy sectors and the economies of the Three Seas and Rest of EU-27 countries reacted to and fared throughout the reality triggered by Russia’s February 2022 invasion on Ukraine.
THE TUMULTUOUS 2022:
HOW HAS RUSSIA’S
AGGRESSION ON UKRAINE
IMPACTED THE 3 SEAS
AND REST OF EU-27
COUNTRIES?
The study called The tumultuous 2022: how has Russia’s aggression on Ukraine impacted the 3 Seas and Rest of EU-27 countries? presents a collation of key energy sector and economic data on the Three Seas countries compared with Rest of EU-27 countries.
Energy sector data covered in the study include natural gas supply sources by geography, natural gas storage fill levels, electricity generation mix, CO2 emissions from electricity generation and use of coal in the economy. Economic data include HICP inflation (all items and individual energy carriers), GDP and unemployment.
The comparisons look at the years 2022 and 2021 and provide insights on how the energy sectors and the economies of the Three Seas and Rest of EU-27 countries reacted to and fared throughout the reality triggered by Russia’s February 2022 invasion on Ukraine.


Ever wondered what a Mongolian man on a hobby horse is doing representing one of the most gorgeous and historical Polish cities? There is a valid explanation!
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Read MoreIn Hungary, paprika is a staple food ingredient, an icon, and a matter of national identity.
Read MoreEver wondered what a Mongolian man on a hobby horse is doing representing one of the most gorgeous and historical Polish cities? There is a valid explanation!
Read MoreIn the Slovenian part of the Istria region, you can find everything that one could dream of on holiday. Everything but… the crowds!
Read MoreIn Hungary, paprika is a staple food ingredient, an icon, and a matter of national identity.
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The Accented Life is a podcast hosted by Cynthia Sklodowski, an American transplant who now calls Poland home. In this series, she talks about why she uprooted her life to move across the Atlantic to Central Europe, as well as some of the challenges – and fun – that she has experienced so far.

Latvia's second-largest city, Daugavpils, is home to the Mark Rothko Art Center, named after one of the most famous artists in the world, who was born in the city in 1903.
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Read MoreRomania’s most renowned bacteriologist, Victor Babeș, dreamt of being an artist – until a tragic event changed the path of his life forever.
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Read MoreA corpse found on the border between Austria and Italy seemed so fresh that the tourists who found it called the police. But it was archeologists would eventually dispute the nationality of the ice man.
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Read MoreLatvia's second-largest city, Daugavpils, is home to the Mark Rothko Art Center, named after one of the most famous artists in the world, who was born in the city in 1903.
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Read MoreRomania’s most renowned bacteriologist, Victor Babeș, dreamt of being an artist – until a tragic event changed the path of his life forever.
Read MoreBefore becoming a genius physicist, Marie Skłodowska-Curie was a Polish language teacher and a national-democratic activist.
Read MoreA corpse found on the border between Austria and Italy seemed so fresh that the tourists who found it called the police. But it was archeologists would eventually dispute the nationality of the ice man.
Read MoreElisa Leonida Zamfirescu was born into a family of intellectuals and scientists. Out of eight bright siblings, she had to face the harshest conditions, all because her passion for engineering did not agree with her gender.
Read MoreThough merchant Levi Strauss is mainly credited for the invention of jeans, little would have happened in this area if not for Latvian-born tailor Jacob Davis. In 1871 in Reno, Nevada, Davis found denim to be the perfect fabric for workhorse pants.
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It should be fairly straightforward. You are born in a country, which means you are its citizen. If someone moves abroad, then after some time, the original connection is lost. Simple? Not when it comes to Poland! We'll tell you why.
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Read MoreThe Jew as a tavernkeeper remains a staple of any historical narrative based in early modern Poland. And there's a reason for that, as the occupation was virtually reserved for members of this closed society.
Read MoreCzech King and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV is considered the most influential ruler of the High Middle Ages. Despite his education in France, he always remembered where he was born: Prague.
Read MorePeople all over the world wear pants, bras, and pajamas made in Latvia. A lot of the garments originate from Liepāja. How did this coastal city become the Northern country’s unofficial capital of lingerie?
Read MoreWhen the Fiddler on the Roof praised his home village, what part of Central Europe did he have in mind?
Read MoreUnder the English name Stephen come two different saints. Depending on where in Central Europe you are, it's important not to confuse them.
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It should be fairly straightforward. You are born in a country, which means you are its citizen. If someone moves abroad, then after some time, the original connection is lost. Simple? Not when it comes to Poland! We'll tell you why.
Read MoreThe discovery of the 17,000-year-old Venus of Piatra Neamț figurine in North-Eastern Romania in 2019 was supposed to be an archeological miracle. However, some eagle-eyed journalists discovered that certain puzzle pieces do not fit into the story.
Read MoreVietnamese are the third largest national minority in the Czech Republic. What brought these emigrants to Czechia, and how have they assimilated into Czech culture?
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Read MoreCzech King and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV is considered the most influential ruler of the High Middle Ages. Despite his education in France, he always remembered where he was born: Prague.
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Can sweeping political changes impact what and how we eat? You bet, argues historian and writer Dr. Albena Shkodrova, author of “Communist Gourmet.”
Read MoreWriter Kapka Kassabova has made it her mission to go back to the Balkans, bringing closer to readers a part of Europe that is still either unknown or misunderstood.
Read MoreOver three decades after the fall of communism in 1989, Bulgaria seems to be at a crossroads, with four parliamentary elections in less than two years and forces pulling the country into opposite directions: West and East.
Read More3Seas’s Creative Director, Danuta Nierada, recently sat down with Marisa de Lempicka, the great-granddaughter of iconic artist Tamara de Łempicka, to talk about the life and times of the third most expensive female painter ever, also widely considered the greatest Art Deco artist of all times.
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The past year of the war in Ukraine was also a year of forging an awareness of the common destiny of Central Europe.
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Read MoreThe past year of the war in Ukraine was also a year of forging an awareness of the common destiny of Central Europe.
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Read MoreUnbeknownst to the majority of people filling the streets of Prague, there is a nuclear reactor in the center of the city. What does it do? Is it dangerous? Or is it a future of commercial use of Small Modular Reactors?
Read MoreMany most critically acclaimed games were developed in 2022 by Central and Eastern European GameDev studios. What makes them unique are the ideas, the audio-visual design, the technology, and the fresh, inspiring touch.
Read MoreNecessity is the mother of all inventions. And sometimes, it literally takes a mother to invent an ingenious prop that makes parenting that little bit easier and goes viral. Meet Szumisie.
Read MoreCarebot is on the way to implementing AI suggestions into CXS and MMG screenings in hospitals in Czechia. Led by two young enthusiasts, it stepped in at a crucial time to account for the need for innovations in healthcare with an offer of promising conduct.
Read MoreUnbeknownst to the majority of people filling the streets of Prague, there is a nuclear reactor in the center of the city. What does it do? Is it dangerous? Or is it a future of commercial use of Small Modular Reactors?
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Read MoreThere’s a fierce fight brewing between three competitors vying to build the fifth nuclear reactor of the Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant in Czechia. Who is most likely to win?
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Read MoreEnthusiasm for nuclear energy in Poland is not waning. In addition to the full-size Korean and American reactors, another one will be built. The National Center for Nuclear Research, with the help of Japanese specialists, will design a new experimental reactor.
Read MoreThe EU’s net-zero goal by 2050 essentially means that it wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions to as close to zero as possible. A tall order, and a major component of that will require more renewables like wind and solar, among others.
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Read MoreThere’s a fierce fight brewing between three competitors vying to build the fifth nuclear reactor of the Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant in Czechia. Who is most likely to win?
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A conference for the future leaders of the Three Seas Region.
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Weronika Edmunds
Holder of a DPSI in English Law and an MBA, she believes in lifelong learning.

Marek Koten
Master's student in economics, political consultant, and history enthusiast from the Czech Republic.

Galina Ganeva
a journalist with experience working for some of the most influential Bulgarian publications.

Lelde Benke
A Riga-based writer, content marketer and translator, and founder of LifeInRiga.com

Naomi Gherman
Romania-based reader, writer and content creator with a strong interest in journalism and politics