Paulina Siegien’s monthly review, in partnership with Display Europe and Krytyka Polityczna, looks at the death of a Belarusian exile in Poland, Georgia's rapprochement with the EU, and Russia’s preparations for winter in Ukraine.

It's the worst demographic decline in Europe. Political instability, poor quality of life, and the threat from Russia – the reasons to flee Moldova are numerous, according to locals. But the emigrants are leaving behind ghost villages.

Migration is now a central issue in Europe’s public debate. And yet the crucial questions of human rights, freedom of movement and equality have come to take a back seat in that debate. In their place we hear only considerations of economics and demography, notes lawyer and activist Claire Rodier.