In 2005 an odd group of 40 cars and motorcycles
left Budapest for West Africa to experience the adventure that was the
exclusive realm of professional rally teams. By 2009 the marathon rally
raid attracted over 400 people in 160 vehicles. Four years after the
original event, the B2 is by far the largest off-road race from Europe
to Africa. We caught up with the founder of the event, Andrew G. Szabo
who just returned from a  three week recon mission from West Africa.   Continue »

After four years of a central right intermezzo Slovenia has a left wing-liberal
government again. On the September 21 elections the Social Democrats (SD)
lead by Borut Pahor got the most votes. Considering the difficult
circumstances, Pahor had promised an expert government and has 7 unaffiliated
ministers in his cabinet. The left wing and the liberals managed to create
such an extent of power concentration now that has been unprecedented since
the Socialist one party system. They have practically got free hands to
govern the country. The coalition agreement hardly contains specific details
regarding the way the Pahor government conceives solving the open questions
and the economic-financial problems inherited from its predecessor. Continue »