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Croatian President Urged to Strip Convicted War Criminal Glavas of Rank
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 11. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

Right organisations call on President Zoran Milanovic to strip Branimir Glavas of his general's rank and other decorations following conviction over the wartime killings of Serb civilians.

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Croatian President Urged to Strip Convicted War Criminal Glavas of Rank
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 11. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

Right organisations call on President Zoran Milanovic to strip Branimir Glavas of his general's rank and other decorations following conviction over the wartime killings of Serb civilians.

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Croatian Court Upholds Conviction of Branimir Glavas for Osijek War Crimes
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 10. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

A Croatian court confirms seven-year jail sentence for wartime general Glavas for war crimes against Serb civilians, following almost 19 years of trials, retrials and appeals that may not be over yet.

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Serbian Police Unit Members Arrested Over Alleged Cover-Up of Restaurant Shooting
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 10. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

Arrest of several members of elite Belgrade police unit suspected of trying to cover up restaurant shooting last year adds to woes of Serbian capital's police force – whose chief was arrested in May.

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North Macedonia is Splurging on Independence Parties – But Who’s Paying?
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Kina · 10. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

The government is stonewalling over revealing the funding details for ‘spectacular’ independence anniversary events planned for this summer in a typically ‘brazen’ way, claims watchdog head German Filmov.

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Serbian Prosecution Drops Claim Accusing Ex-Police Chief of Assisting Killer
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 9. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

Prosecution has dropped claim that former Belgrade police chief Veselin Milic aided a murderer after a killing – but not the allegation that he failed to report the crime, despite being told it had occurred.

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Letter from Brussels: Getting Creative about EU Enlargement in the Balkans
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 9. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

A new Franco-German proposal is heralding a possible new approach to the European bloc’s enlargement process – and leaving the door open for Kosovo. But it was Serbia’s president who grabbed the headlines at the latest EU-Balkans summit.

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Greek Gold: From Resistance to Dependence in a Halkidiki Mining Region
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 9. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

Construction workers from across the Balkans have flooded a small corner of northern Greece to help ready an expanded gold and copper mine for production; local resistance, driven by a fear for the environment, has given way to economic dependence.

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Kosovo Election: Kurti Must Heed Message of Voters Tired of Crises
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 9. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

Albin Kurti’s election gamble paid off – but he must take note of the signal the country sent in a lower turnout and a drop in his party’s votes, experts told BIRN.

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EU Congratulates Kurti on Kosovo Election Win, Urges ‘Compromise’
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 8. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

Vetevendosje hails another election victory - but its reduced vote points to likely need to cooperate with other parties to form government.

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Nobel Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk: ‘Justice Is Not the Privilege of Winners’
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Europa · 8. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

The human rights lawyer has spent her career documenting Russian war crimes. Now she’s trying to ensure they are punished – whether Russia wins or loses on the battlefield.

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Kurti’s Vetevendosje Set to Win Kosovo Election on Low Turnout
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 7. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

Incumbent Prime Minister tipped to win Sunday's snap polls although his Vetevendosje party saw its level of support shrink compared to last December's elections.

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Europe Using ‘Healthcare Denial’ to Stop Migrants Reaching West, Report Claims
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Globalno · 5. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

Report by activist group No Name Kitchen accuses European countries of systemically denying healthcare to migrants to deter them from reaching the EU.

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Democracy Digest: Czechia and Poland Urge Ban on Russian Tourist Visas
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Europa · 5. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

Elsewhere, Czech police charge four in OnlyFans human-trafficking case; Hungarian PM raises pressure on president to quit; fresh dispute over wartime history frays Polish-Ukrainian ties; Slovak government defends overdue package of measures to support growth.

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From Street Names to Textbooks, WWII in Kosovo is Not What it Once Was
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 5. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

Yugoslav authorities marginalised and airbrushed the Albanian experience of World War Two in Kosovo; today, new forms of historical revisionism overlook the cooperation of Albanian Partisans with the Yugoslav Partisans and the complexity of the conflict.

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Europe’s Enlargement’s Bargain on Ukraine, Balkans, Risks Backfiring
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 5. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

As EU moves to prioritise geopolitical needs over old merit-based approaches, the concern is that rushed membership for Ukraine and Albania could come at a cost.

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Slovenia Braces for Veteran Right-Winger’s Radical Agenda
Balkan · Balkan Insight · SAD · 5. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

Critics fear Janez Jansa’s new government will be ideologically driven, copy-pasting policies from Trump’s America and Orban’s Hungary.

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Serbia President Attends Summit in Montenegro Despite Intelligence Warnings
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 4. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

Despite alleged security threats and a ban on 87 Serbs entering Montenegro, Vucic travels to EU–Western Balkans Summit, saying it is 'important to represent Serbia there'.

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Romania’s President Taps Independent Candidate to Form Govt
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Globalno · 4. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

PM-Designate Eugen Tomac has only ten days to try to form a government and present it to parliament for approval, which may prove difficult.

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Hungary Drops EU Veto to Open New Chapter in Relations with Ukraine
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Europa · 4. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

Deal between Ukraine and Hungary’s new government over minority rights clears way for Kyiv to start EU accession talks.

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Greek Police’s ‘Unlawful Force and Impunity’ Criticised in Amnesty Report
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Globalno · 4. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

Watchdog's new report says routine use of 'unlawful force' during demonstrations combined with high level of impunity has 'chilling effect on right to protest'.

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Kosovo Leaders Again Bid for Power Amid Vote-Influencing Claims
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 4. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

As Kosovo heads toward its third election in 16 months – with few signs that it will resolve the political deadlock – acting PM Kurti faces accusations of using public money to swing voters.

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Montenegro Bars Entry to 87 Serbian Nationals Ahead of Summit
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 3. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

Authorities block 87 Serbian nationals from entering country ahead of EU-Western Balkans Summit, amid heightened security measures surrounding regional and European gathering.

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Romania’s President Struggles to Name PM as Political Deadlock Persists
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Globalno · 3. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

A month after the fall of Romania’s coalition government, President Dan has still not named a new prime minister, leaving the country in political limbo.

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Albanian Protests Mount Against Kushner-Linked Luxury Resort
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Kina · 3. lipnja 2026. · Vijesti

Protests intensify against planned upscale resort in protected area, linked to Trump's son-in-law – which Prime Minister Edi Rama has strongly defended.

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