/* Blockquote styling */
/*blockquote {
    position: relative;
    background: #fff;
    border-left: 6px solid #706399;*/ /* violet accent */
    /*margin: 1.5em 0;
    padding: 1em 1.5em;
    font-style: italic;
    color: #555;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
}*/

    /* Big decorative quote mark */
    /*blockquote::before {
        content: "“";
        position: absolute;
        top: -20px;
        left: 20px;
        font-size: 8em;
        color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);*/ /* Light watermark effect */
        /*z-index: 0;
    }*/

blockquote {
    position: relative;
    background: #fff;
    padding: 2em 2.5em;
    margin: 2em auto;
    max-width: 700px;
    font-size: 1.3em;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: #333;
    border-radius: 8px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
}

    /* Big decorative quote mark */
    blockquote::before {
        content: "“";
        position: absolute;
        top: -20px;
        left: 20px;
        font-size: 8em;
        color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); /* Light watermark effect */
        z-index: 0;
    }

    /* Ensure text is above the quote mark */
    blockquote p {
        position: relative;
        z-index: 1;
        margin: 0;
    }

    /* Citation styling */
    blockquote cite {
        margin-top: 1em;
        font-size: 0.9em;
        color: #777;
        text-align: right;
        position: relative;
        z-index: 1;
    }


/* slick slider style for arrows on a news item overview */
.prev-arrow {
    height: 65px;
    width: 50px;
    background: #262051;
    color: #fff;
    left: 0;
}

.next-arrow {
    height: 65px;
    width: 50px;
    background: #262051;
    color: #fff;
    left: auto;
    right: 0;
}

.slide-arrow:hover {
    background: #fff;
    color: #262051;
}

.order-by {
    font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 0.6em;
    margin: 0.1em;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    line-height: 1;
    display: inline-block;
    color: #fff !important;
    background: #0F52BA;
}

    .order-by:hover {
        color: #fff !important;
        background: #8E9B65;
        transition: ease 2s;
    }