In this issue:

• Andrey Gnyot: Enemy of the state – persecution of journalists in Belarus
• EESC delegation at COPs 16 and 29: We are pulling the rug from under our feet
• Adélaïde Charlier: Betrayed by the billions: COP29's failure to deliver for climate justice
• Luz Haro Guanga: Fight for a healthy planet is a question of life or death
• Mariya Mincheva: The cost of non-Schengen - high for Bulgaria and Romania, but also for EU single market