Balkan Insight

• Hungary’s Parliament Votes to Remove Orban-Appointed President from Office Balkan Insight — Jul 13, 17:45 PM
• Letter from Brussels: No EU ‘Super Tuesday’ for Accession Laggard Serbia Balkan Insight — Jul 13, 12:22 PM
• BIRN’s ‘Bowie from Srebrenica’ Film Now Free to Watch Online Balkan Insight — Jul 13, 11:48 AM
• Bulgaria Turns to Foreign Workers to Fill Growing Labour Shortage Balkan Insight — Jul 13, 10:42 AM
• Monday Briefing from the Balkans: July 13, 2026 Balkan Insight — Jul 13, 08:30 AM
• Poland Bets on AI – But Doesn’t Talk About the Costs Balkan Insight — Jul 13, 05:49 AM
• Behind the Curve: Early Season Figures Sound Alarm for Croatian Tourism Balkan Insight — Jul 13, 05:49 AM
• Albania’s Environmental Protesters are ‘Defending EU Values’, Says Dutch MEP Balkan Insight — Jul 13, 05:48 AM
• Bosnia Marks 31st Anniversary of Srebrenica Genocide with Mass Burial Balkan Insight — Jul 11, 13:14 PM
• Young People in Southeast Europe Want Families – But They Need Help Balkan Insight — Jul 10, 14:44 PM
• ARTE Europe Weekly: Does Europe Still Need Cash? Balkan Insight — Jul 10, 14:00 PM
• Greece Arrests Three Over Bomb Attacks on Ruling Party Politicians Balkan Insight — Jul 10, 10:43 AM
• Ten More to be Buried as Bosnia Marks Srebrenica Genocide Anniversary Balkan Insight — Jul 10, 09:02 AM
• Democracy Digest: Hospital Scandal Hits Polish Government; Nawrocki Meets Zelensky Balkan Insight — Jul 10, 05:58 AM
• Greek Roma Activist’s Magazine Aims to Showcase ‘Unknown History’ Balkan Insight — Jul 10, 05:58 AM
• Dutch Ex-Defence Minister Regrets ‘Missed Chances’ to Prevent Fall of Srebrenica Balkan Insight — Jul 10, 05:57 AM
• ‘Cancel It!’: State Cash for Kanye West Show Sparks Outrage in Albania Balkan Insight — Jul 10, 05:57 AM
• Bosnian Serb MPs Make Displaying 1990s Bosnian Army Symbols Jailing Offence Balkan Insight — Jul 09, 16:21 PM
• BIRN Report Warns Digital Repression is Worsening Across Western Balkans, Turkey Balkan Insight — Jul 09, 14:29 PM
• Greece Buries Victim of Political Arson Attack as Probe Continues Balkan Insight — Jul 09, 12:28 PM
• Paola Revenioti, Greek LGBTQ+ Rights Pioneer, Dies at 68 Balkan Insight — Jul 09, 09:52 AM
• ‘Memory Erasure’: Push to Shut Bulgaria’s Commission on Communist-Era Collaborators Criticised Balkan Insight — Jul 09, 05:58 AM
• The Albanian Files: The Irregular Anatomy of an ‘Architectural Renaissance’ Balkan Insight — Jul 09, 05:54 AM
• Decades-Old Story of Sarajevo ‘Sniper Safari’ Still in the Realm of Rumour Balkan Insight — Jul 09, 05:52 AM
• EU Presses North Macedonia to Alter Constitution to Aid Membership Bid Balkan Insight — Jul 08, 15:57 PM
• OSCE Says Kosovo Faces ‘Persistent Challenges’ in War Crimes Prosecutions Balkan Insight — Jul 08, 15:29 PM
• Srebrenica March Sets Off as Thousands Retrace Genocide Survivors’ Path Balkan Insight — Jul 08, 15:02 PM
• Hungary’s Public Broadcaster Goes Dark, Confessing ‘Years of Lies’ Balkan Insight — Jul 08, 11:57 AM
• Serbia Urged to End Entry Bars on Montenegrin Journalists Balkan Insight — Jul 08, 09:58 AM
• Bosnian Serb Officer’s Plea for Release from Jail Rejected Again Balkan Insight — Jul 08, 06:17 AM
• More Than Memories: Srebrenica Survivor’s Family Photos Depict a Lost Childhood Balkan Insight — Jul 08, 05:55 AM
• Hollywood Epic’s Black Helen of Troy Shifts US Culture Wars to Ancient Greece Balkan Insight — Jul 08, 05:55 AM
• Albanian PM Cheers on Kanye West Concert Despite Antisemitism Row Balkan Insight — Jul 07, 16:25 PM
• Exhibition Offers Insight into Everyday Life Inside Besieged Srebrenica Balkan Insight — Jul 07, 15:41 PM
• Kosovo to Probe Alleged Mistreatment of Serbs Arrested at Celebration Balkan Insight — Jul 07, 15:07 PM
• US Will Lift Sanctions on Turkey, Allow F35 Sales, Trump Says Balkan Insight — Jul 07, 14:46 PM
• Letter from London: The End of Keir – or of Britain Itself? Balkan Insight — Jul 07, 13:48 PM
• Minefields: How Bosnia’s Frontline Still Divides Today Balkan Insight — Jul 07, 05:46 AM
• Faces of Protest: Meet the Albanians Taking to Tirana’s Streets Balkan Insight — Jul 07, 05:46 AM
• Moldova Suspects Russia of Stoking Electoral Crisis in Pro-Moscow Region Balkan Insight — Jul 07, 05:44 AM
• BIRN Montenegro Executive Director Barred from Entering Serbia Balkan Insight — Jul 06, 11:11 AM
• Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 2026 Elections Will Test Democratic Delivery Balkan Insight — Jul 06, 10:59 AM
• Monday Briefing from the Balkans: July 6, 2026 Balkan Insight — Jul 06, 08:32 AM
• Locals Fight to Protect Prague’s Stalin Cultural Centre From Closure Balkan Insight — Jul 06, 06:05 AM
• Erdogan Uses NATO Summit to Flex Turkey’s Geopolitical Muscles Balkan Insight — Jul 06, 06:02 AM
• Montenegro Lacks Environmental Crime Deterrent, Data Shows Balkan Insight — Jul 06, 06:01 AM
• Popular Turkish Comedian Arrested for Insulting President and Islam Balkan Insight — Jul 03, 14:15 PM
• Week in Review: Hopes, Schemes and Stand-Offs Balkan Insight — Jul 03, 12:35 PM
• Kosovo Court Finds Bosniak Guilty of War Crimes After Retrial Balkan Insight — Jul 03, 10:53 AM
• Moldova PM Steps Down Abruptly as Corruption Scandals Unfold Balkan Insight — Jul 03, 10:22 AM
• ARTE Europe Weekly: EU States’ Dilemmas About Crackdowns on Youth Crime Balkan Insight — Jul 03, 10:17 AM
• Democracy Digest: Orban-Era Official Investigated, While Pride Returns to Budapest Balkan Insight — Jul 03, 05:50 AM
• In Bosnia, War Crimes Compensation Failing Victims – But Not Those Acquitted Balkan Insight — Jul 03, 05:42 AM
• Officials Without Integrity Are ‘Eroding North Macedonia’s System’ Balkan Insight — Jul 03, 05:41 AM
• Suspected Crypto Terror-Financing Network Uncovered in Kosovo Balkan Insight — Jul 03, 05:36 AM
• Protesters Detained, Police Injured in Clashes Outside Albanian Parliament Balkan Insight — Jul 02, 14:35 PM
• Deadly Addiction: Albania Needs Liberating From the Flow of Drug Money Balkan Insight — Jul 02, 11:53 AM
• North Macedonia Election Law Blocked by Row Over Diaspora E-Voting Balkan Insight — Jul 02, 10:35 AM
• Outrage in Kosovo as Hague Court Delays Thaci Trial Verdict Date Again Balkan Insight — Jul 02, 09:13 AM
• As Phone Fraud Accelerates in Moldova, Suspicion Falls on Russia Balkan Insight — Jul 02, 06:08 AM
• AI as Political Theatre: Serbia’s Embrace of New Tech Lacks Legal Guardrails Balkan Insight — Jul 02, 06:07 AM
• In Kosovo, Childbirth Too Often Comes With Verbal Abuse, Neglect, Negligence Balkan Insight — Jul 02, 05:52 AM
• BIRN Launches App Marking Bosnia’s Unmarked War Crime Sites Balkan Insight — Jul 01, 15:25 PM
• Serbian Opposition Leader Grilled by Police Over Sound Cannon Allegations Balkan Insight — Jul 01, 15:04 PM
• Greek Police Probe Attacks on Ruling Party Officials’ Homes Balkan Insight — Jul 01, 11:43 AM
• Despite US and EU Calls, Montenegro Yet to Require Removal of Chinese Telecoms Equipment Balkan Insight — Jul 01, 11:21 AM
• North Macedonia PM Unveils Limited Cabinet Reshuffle Balkan Insight — Jul 01, 11:03 AM
• ‘Impossible to Discredit’: The Far-Right Theatre of Poland’s Grzegorz Braun Balkan Insight — Jul 01, 05:47 AM
• ‘Impossible to Discredit’: The Far-Right Theatre of Poland’s Grzegorz Braun Balkan Insight — Jul 01, 05:47 AM
• Bosnia and Herzegovina’s World Cup Run is Challenging Ignorance in the US Balkan Insight — Jul 01, 05:45 AM
• Albanian PM’s Response to Protests Causing Unease Within His Own Party Balkan Insight — Jul 01, 05:44 AM
• Freedom of Information Still Impeded in Western Balkans, Report Warns Balkan Insight — Jun 30, 15:19 PM
• Hungary Shutters Orban-Backed Office Accused of Targeting Media, NGOs Balkan Insight — Jun 30, 14:42 PM
• Hungary Shutters Orban-Backed Office Accused of Targeting Media, NGOs Balkan Insight — Jun 30, 14:42 PM
• Balkan LGBTQ+ Communities Need Freedom All Year, Not Just at Pride Balkan Insight — Jun 30, 11:27 AM
• Bulldozers Leave Their Mark on Albanian Seafront Coveted by Developers Balkan Insight — Jun 30, 05:47 AM
• Relatives’ Job Scandals Cause Trouble for Moldova’s Anti-Graft President Balkan Insight — Jun 30, 05:47 AM
• What are the Secrets Behind Serbian President Vucic’s Resignation Pledge? Balkan Insight — Jun 30, 05:46 AM
• North Macedonia Grieves for Musical Legend Vlado Janevski Balkan Insight — Jun 29, 10:12 AM
• Serbian President Expected to Run for PM After Resignation Promise Balkan Insight — Jun 29, 09:30 AM
• Monday Briefing from the Balkans: June 29, 2026 Balkan Insight — Jun 29, 08:46 AM
• Czech Cases Highlight Risks in Hague Convention’s Child Return Decisions Balkan Insight — Jun 29, 05:55 AM
• Letter from Washington: US and EU Square Off Over Balkan Assets Balkan Insight — Jun 29, 05:47 AM
• Winless Since its Founding Father Died, Kosovo’s LDK Party in Fresh Turmoil Balkan Insight — Jun 29, 05:41 AM
• Serbia’s Ruling Party Prepares Major Belgrade Rally Amid Intimidation Claims Balkan Insight — Jun 26, 15:45 PM
• Ukraine Recovery Conference Secures More than €10 Billion in Deals Balkan Insight — Jun 26, 14:56 PM
• Week in Review: Flamingos, Deflections and Posturing Balkan Insight — Jun 26, 14:03 PM
• Burning Issue: Landfill Fire Leaves Bosnia’s Mostar Gasping for Breath Balkan Insight — Jun 26, 13:15 PM
• ARTE Europe Weekly: Can Europe Defend Itself Against the Threat from Drones? Balkan Insight — Jun 26, 13:02 PM
• In Albania, Public Sector Political Hires are Undermining Democracy Balkan Insight — Jun 26, 05:49 AM
• After ‘Unnecessary’ Polls, Kosovo Parties Ponder How to Avoid Another Crisis Balkan Insight — Jun 26, 05:49 AM
• ‘Milestone’ Opening for Moldova’s EU Talks – But Harder Work Lies Ahead Balkan Insight — Jun 26, 05:48 AM
• Democracy Digest: Ukraine Recovery Conference in Poland Overshadowed by Diplomatic Rift Balkan Insight — Jun 26, 05:47 AM
• Serbian Govt to Return Remains of ‘Attempted Assassin’ of Croatian Fascist Leader Balkan Insight — Jun 25, 16:53 PM
• Lithium Before Democracy: A Serbian Strongman and His German Shadow Balkan Insight — Jun 25, 11:10 AM
• Turkish Journalists Protest Accreditation Denials for NATO Summit in Ankara Balkan Insight — Jun 25, 08:43 AM
• Bosnia’s Return to Financial Crime ‘Grey List’ Will Hurt Economy: Experts Balkan Insight — Jun 25, 06:01 AM
• Early Moves Suggest Bulgaria’s New Ruling Party ‘Progressive’ in Name Only Balkan Insight — Jun 25, 05:59 AM
• Facing Down Protests, Albania’s Rama Chooses to Discredit and Deflect Balkan Insight — Jun 25, 05:50 AM
• Croatia President Strips Branimir Glavas of Decorations After War Crimes Ruling Balkan Insight — Jun 24, 16:37 PM
• Croatia’s Information Commissioner Says ‘Administrative Silence’ Tops Complaints List Balkan Insight — Jun 24, 14:54 PM
• Wolf Caught in City Highlights North Macedonia’s Problem with Rescued Wild Animals Balkan Insight — Jun 24, 05:42 AM
• Czech Icon’s Legacy at Risk as Vaclav Havel Library Descends into Chaos Balkan Insight — Jun 24, 05:38 AM
• Albania’s Disregard for Environmental Protection ‘Hurting EU Accession Hopes’ Balkan Insight — Jun 24, 05:35 AM
• Serbian NGOs Urge UN Probe Into ‘Sound Cannon’ Claims Balkan Insight — Jun 23, 16:18 PM
• Romania’s Crisis Deepens as Parliament Rejects PM-Designate’s Government Balkan Insight — Jun 23, 09:14 AM
• Cruel Journey: How Frozen Migrants Seeking New Life Lost Limbs in Bosnia Balkan Insight — Jun 23, 08:11 AM
• Russian Despatch: Can Balkan Advances Offset Losses on Other Fronts? Balkan Insight — Jun 23, 06:01 AM
• BIRN Investigation into OnlyFans Management Agency Leads to Charges in Czechia Balkan Insight — Jun 23, 05:59 AM
• Greek Court Convicts Former Ruling Party MEP Over Leaked Personal Data Balkan Insight — Jun 22, 12:23 PM
• Montenegro Spy Agency Criticised for Criminal Complaint Against Reporters Balkan Insight — Jun 22, 11:38 AM
• Serbian Officials Using War-Crimes Denial ‘to Foment Hatred’, Report Asserts Balkan Insight — Jun 22, 10:23 AM
• LGBT Pride Marches in Bosnia, North Macedonia Offer Messages of Hope Balkan Insight — Jun 22, 08:59 AM
• Monday Briefing from the Balkans: June 22, 2026 Balkan Insight — Jun 22, 08:16 AM
• ‘Like Cattle to the Slaughter’: Your Unofficial Handbook for Giving Birth in Romania Balkan Insight — Jun 22, 06:02 AM
• Kosovo Indictment Alleges ‘Coercion and Intimidation’ Behind Serb Protests Balkan Insight — Jun 22, 05:50 AM
• ‘Safe City’ Cameras Have Mixed Success in Addressing North Macedonia’s Deadly Traffic Balkan Insight — Jun 22, 05:50 AM
• Pressure Increases on Bosnia to Harmonise Visa Policy with EU Balkan Insight — Jun 19, 15:03 PM
• ARTE Europe Weekly: Despite the World Cup Frenzy, Football Has Real Problems Balkan Insight — Jun 19, 14:00 PM
• Romania Steps Up Legal Scrutiny of Tate Brothers Balkan Insight — Jun 19, 13:07 PM
• Week in Review: Political Struggles and Elusive Compromises Balkan Insight — Jun 19, 11:26 AM
• Seeking Recognition for ‘Invisible Children’ Born of Sexual Violence in Bosnia, Croatia Wars Balkan Insight — Jun 19, 06:12 AM
• Democracy Digest: Suspect Arrested in Killing of Russian Artist and Putin Critic in Poland Balkan Insight — Jun 19, 06:12 AM
• Croatian Far-Right Party ‘Flying a Political Drone’ into Bosnia, Says Ex-Minister Balkan Insight — Jun 19, 06:11 AM
• Serbia Marks Rise in Attacks on Journalists, Report Says Balkan Insight — Jun 18, 11:54 AM
• Online Hate Speech Erupts Ahead of Bosnian LGBT Pride March Balkan Insight — Jun 18, 10:22 AM
• Finance and Legal Professionals Fuel Money-Laundering in Western Balkans: Report Balkan Insight — Jun 18, 09:22 AM
• After US Lifts Graft Sanctions, is Albania’s Berisha Really ‘Back’? Balkan Insight — Jun 18, 06:04 AM
• Spanish Connection: Balkan Cocaine Networks Turn Violent Again in Barcelona Balkan Insight — Jun 18, 06:03 AM
• Just a Kid: Witness to Croatia War Crime Vindicated 35 Years Later Balkan Insight — Jun 18, 06:03 AM
• NATO to Reduce Troops in Kosovo as Security in Serb-Majority North Improves Balkan Insight — Jun 17, 14:28 PM
• EU Parliament Approves Stricter Rules for Failed Asylum Seekers Balkan Insight — Jun 17, 13:58 PM
• Belgrade Court Upholds Bosnian Serb Commander’s Srebrenica Acquittal Balkan Insight — Jun 17, 13:47 PM
• Dojran Lake: North Macedonia Bird Sanctuary Waiting for Protection Balkan Insight — Jun 17, 05:57 AM
• Court-Imposed Leadership Crisis Risks Eroding Turkey’s Main Opposition Balkan Insight — Jun 17, 05:57 AM
• Caribbean to Adriatic: Albanian Prosecutors Target Drug Money and Construction Magnates Balkan Insight — Jun 17, 05:57 AM
• Romania’s Democracy is Not Broken, and That’s Causing Problems Balkan Insight — Jun 16, 13:02 PM
• Arson of Diplomatic Cars Adds to Bulgaria-North Macedonia Strains Balkan Insight — Jun 16, 11:59 AM
• Hungary PM’s Euro Pledge to Test Public Appetite for Reform – And His Popularity Balkan Insight — Jun 16, 06:00 AM
• Kosovo Cannot Vote Its Way out of Its Political Crisis Balkan Insight — Jun 16, 05:58 AM
• Croatia Eyes ‘Secret’ Yugoslav Airbase as New Node in EU Asylum Architecture Balkan Insight — Jun 16, 05:58 AM
• Montenegro Moves Nearer to EU Goal, Closing Two More Accession Chapters Balkan Insight — Jun 15, 16:53 PM
• Kosovo Court Jails Man for Spying for Serbian Intelligence Balkan Insight — Jun 15, 16:27 PM
• Kosovo Court Detains Five Serbs for Massacre That Catalysed NATO Intervention Balkan Insight — Jun 15, 15:07 PM
• ARTE Europe Weekly: EU Looks to ‘Return Hubs’ to Tackle Migration Balkan Insight — Jun 15, 10:23 AM
• LGBT Pride Parades Bring Rainbow Celebrations to Athens, Bucharest, Sofia Balkan Insight — Jun 15, 09:33 AM
• Monday Briefing from the Balkans: June 15, 2026 Balkan Insight — Jun 15, 09:26 AM
• Hungary Unveils Plans to Reform Public Media; Fidesz Press Struggles Balkan Insight — Jun 15, 07:03 AM
• In Search for Kosovo War Missing, a Joint Commission but Little Hope Balkan Insight — Jun 15, 06:06 AM
• From Staple to Luxury: Olive Oil Prices Become Symbol of Inflation-Hit Turkey Balkan Insight — Jun 15, 06:05 AM
• ‘Why Me?’: North Korean Hackers Steal Identities From Serbia, Bosnia Balkan Insight — Jun 15, 06:04 AM
• Croatia Mulls Life Prison Terms – Indefinite Detention of ‘Socially Dangerous’ Balkan Insight — Jun 12, 13:54 PM
• Week in Review: Flamingos, Think Tankers and Returning Radicals Balkan Insight — Jun 12, 13:34 PM
• Bulgarian Ruling Party Backs ‘Family’ March on Same Day as LGBT Pride Balkan Insight — Jun 12, 11:53 AM
• Brussels Scrutinises Serbian Airline Regulation after Wizz Air Complaint Balkan Insight — Jun 12, 11:29 AM
• US Lifts Albanian Opposition Leader Berisha’s ‘Persona Non Grata’ Status Balkan Insight — Jun 12, 09:51 AM
• Balkan States Scramble to Act as EU Migration Pact Takes Effect Balkan Insight — Jun 12, 09:19 AM
• Democracy Digest: Poland and Ukraine Seek to Contain Fallout from WWII Dispute Balkan Insight — Jun 12, 05:40 AM
• Protest Memes Bring Political Satire to Albania’s Streets Balkan Insight — Jun 12, 05:40 AM
• Stray Drones, Rising Anxiety: How the Ukraine War Is Testing Romania’s Defences Balkan Insight — Jun 12, 05:39 AM
• For Some Bosnian War Survivors, Muslim Festival is Wrapped up in Grief and Trauma Balkan Insight — Jun 11, 11:14 AM
• BIRN Launches Exhibition on Wartime Expulsion of Kosovo Albanians by Rail Balkan Insight — Jun 11, 10:39 AM
• Croatian President Urged to Strip Convicted War Criminal Glavas of Rank Balkan Insight — Jun 11, 09:22 AM
• Can Central Europe Once Again Punch Above its Weight? Balkan Insight — Jun 11, 06:02 AM
• Albania’s ‘Flamingo Revolution’ is About More Than Kushner and Birds Balkan Insight — Jun 11, 06:01 AM
• Political Row Flares in Bulgaria Over ‘Illegal Estate’ Linked to Ukrainian Tycoon Balkan Insight — Jun 11, 06:01 AM
• Croatian Court Upholds Conviction of Branimir Glavas for Osijek War Crimes Balkan Insight — Jun 10, 15:07 PM
• Western Balkans Youth Need More Skills to Recognise Online Fakes: BIRN Report Balkan Insight — Jun 10, 14:43 PM
• Serbian Police Unit Members Arrested Over Alleged Cover-Up of Restaurant Shooting Balkan Insight — Jun 10, 11:57 AM
• Gamechanger? Bosnia’s World Cup Participation Could Create Moment of Collective Pride Balkan Insight — Jun 10, 05:49 AM
• Last Straw: Albania’s ‘Flamingo Revolution’ Fuelled by Long-Standing Grievances Balkan Insight — Jun 10, 05:49 AM
• North Macedonia is Splurging on Independence Parties – But Who’s Paying? Balkan Insight — Jun 10, 05:48 AM
• Serbian Prosecution Drops Claim Accusing Ex-Police Chief of Assisting Killer Balkan Insight — Jun 09, 15:45 PM
• Letter from Brussels: Getting Creative about EU Enlargement in the Balkans Balkan Insight — Jun 09, 14:12 PM