"a great documentary"
Kai Strittmatter, Süddeutsche Zeitung
"a compelling documentary series about the Balkans and Turkey”
Olli Rehn, European Commissioner for Enlargement
"a fascinating caleidoscope of impressions"
Michael Thuman, Die Zeit
"this remarkable documentary series destroys all cliches"
Michael Martens, FAZ
"These are documentaries all of us citizens of the European Union should have the opportunity to see."
Giuliano Amato, former Italian Prime Minister
- B92, "Hrvatsko pregovaranje - za primer" ("Croatian negotiations - for exemple") (12 December 2012)
- Danas, Branko Cvejić, "Srbija na težem putu do EU" ("Serbia on difficult path to EU. On the European path there is no better example than Croatia's negotiations") (12 December 2012)
- Blic, "Pajević i Delević: Dobar zaključak ministara EU" ("Pajevic and Delevic: Good conclusions of EU ministers") (12 December 2012)
- Telegraf, "Delević: Zaključci iz Brisela dobra vest za Srbiju!" ("Delevic: Brussels conclusions good news for Serbia!") (12 December 2012)
- Akter Dnevni, "Zaključci iz Brisela dobra vest za Srbiju" ("Brussels conclusions good news for Serbia!") (12 December 2012)
- Ich will Europa, "Wie viel Anziehungskraft hat die EU noch? Film- und Diskussionsabend zu europäischen Ländern aus der Nachbarschaft: Moldawien und Kroatien" ("What's left of the EU's power of attraction? Films and discussions on European neighbours: Moldova and Croatia") (23 November 2012)
- Publika TV, "Состоялась премьера документального фильма о Молдове из серии "Return to Europe"" ("Premiere of the documentary film about Moldova from the series 'Return to Europe'") (29 October 2012)
- Vijesti, Gordan Duhaček, "Odličan dokumentarac o hrvatskim mitovima i traumama" ("An excellent documentary about Croatian myths and traumata") (25 October 2012)
- Der Standard, Doris Priesching, "Fahrt nach Kroatien" ("Trip to Croatia") (19 October 2012)
- Die Presse, Wieland Schneider, "ORF-Serie: 'Heldendämmerung' in Kroatien" ("ORF-show: 'Twilight of Heroes' in Croatia") (10 October 2012)
- Relevant, "ORF-"Balkan Express" fährt weiter" ("ORF-'Return to Europe' continues") (10 October 2012)
- Publika TV, "Documentar despre Moldova - Un stat sărac, pierdut în tranziţie" ("Documentary about Moldova - A poor state, lost in transition") (18 August 2012)
- Der Standard, "'Anna Lindh Journalist Award' geht an Martin Traxl" (22 September 2009)
- Der Standard, Adelheid Wölfl, "Reisen auf den Balkan mit Tiefeninterviews" (11 September 2009)
- Eleutherotupia, Takis Michas, "Τουρκία και «ευαίσθητα» εθνικά θέματα" (9 February 2009)
- Die Zeit, Michael Thumann, "Türkei: Zwischen Chance und Selbstgefährdung" (19 October 2008). Also available in English.
- Süddeutsche Zeitung, Kai Strittmatter, "Labor der Hoffnung" (18 October 2008). Also available in English.
- Akşam, Nagehan Alçı, "İshak Alaton ve Murat Belge'yi buluşturan film" (6 September 2008)
- tv-media, "Mit dem 'Balkan Express' Europas Südosten erfahren" (13 August 2008)
- Kronen Zeitung, "Eine Art filmische Landvermessung" (13 August 2008)
- Neue Vorarlberger Tageszeitung, "Zusteigen schwer gemacht" (13 August 2008)
- Oberösterreichische Nachrichten, "Spielarten der Unabhängigkeit" (13 August 2008)
- Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Michael Martens, "Der Staat ist Gott auf Erden" (16 May 2008)
- Der Standard, "Balkan Express Beilage" (27 April 2008)
