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IVF for Single Women Raises New Conflict of Interest Questions for Czech PM
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Kina · 6. kolovoza 2026. · Vijesti

The Czech government is planning to give single women access to assisted reproduction services. Might the PM’s own stake in the fertility market have something to do with it?

IVF for Single Women Raises New Conflict of Interest Questions for Czech PM
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Kina · 6. kolovoza 2026. · Vijesti

The Czech government is planning to give single women access to assisted reproduction services. Might the PM’s own stake on the fertility market have something to do with it?

Falling Water Levels on Danube Threaten Serbia’s Electricity Supply
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 5. kolovoza 2026. · Vijesti

With the Danube River at a historical low in some parts of Serbia, fuel imports arriving by river are at risk and energy production is being reduced.

Turkey Submits Long-waited PKK Disarmament Law to Parliament
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Europa · 5. kolovoza 2026. · Vijesti

Much-heralded framework law provides legal basis for disarming armed Kurdish group – so hopefully ending a decades-long conflict.

Kosovo’s Kurti Urged to Share Power, to Avoid New Polls
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 5. kolovoza 2026. · Vijesti

Ahead of the opening of the new parliament, opposition calls on Kurti to compromise over decision making – unless he wants yet another election.

EU Caught Between Child Protection and Privacy With Encryption Rules
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Globalno · 5. kolovoza 2026. · Vijesti

The European Parliament wants to exempt apps with end-to-end encryption from automatically scanning private messages to detect Child Sexual Abuse Material, CSAM, as some question whether it’s found the right balance.

Montenegro’s EU Accession is Critical Test of Europe’s Resolve
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 5. kolovoza 2026. · Vijesti

The candidate state’s next election will be a de facto referendum on EU membership, so Europe must make sure this vital vote is free of malign interference.

In Playing Kosovo Card, Serbian Students Risk Losing Liberals in Snap Polls
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 5. kolovoza 2026. · Vijesti

In embracing the established narrative on Kosovo, Serbia’s students are taking a risk come snap elections expected in the autumn.

Hungary Narrowly Avoids Full Nuclear Shutdown; Slovenia Plant Still at Full Capacity
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Kina · 4. kolovoza 2026. · Vijesti

The cooling of Hungary and Romania’s nuclear power plants by pumping water directly from the Danube to chill the reactors makes them particularly vulnerable to drought, unlike the plant in Slovenia.

North Macedonia Opposition Blasts ‘Secret Talks’ on Deal With Bulgaria
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 4. kolovoza 2026. · Vijesti

Opposition condemns lack of transparency after Foreign Minister reveals government is working behind closed doors to solve dispute with Bulgaria and unblock EU talks.

Election Race Starts As Bulgaria’s Acting President Seeks Full Mandate
Balkan · Balkan Insight · SAD · 4. kolovoza 2026. · Vijesti

Iliana Iotova, a long-time socialist and previously a Vice-President to Rumen Radev, confirmed she will run in October’s presidential elections, as competitors emerge.

When Propaganda Backfires: Lessons from Orban’s Social Media Defeat in Hungary Election
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Europa · 4. kolovoza 2026. · Vijesti

Many factors contributed to the Hungarian government’s election defeat, including social media campaigns which misfired as public trust eroded. Yet Russian-style disinformation remains a persistent threat.

Ticket Out: A Serbian’s Journey from Mercenary in Ukraine to Gangland Hitman
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 4. kolovoza 2026. · Vijesti

A Serbian veteran of the conflict in Ukraine tells investigators how he ended up as a hitman for a Balkan drug clan.

Snap Elections Remain Uncertain After Serbia’s No-Confidence Vote
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Kina · 3. kolovoza 2026. · Vijesti

After the no-confidence vote concluded, calling snap elections became much easier, but many factors will determine their timing – or whether they take place at all.

Greek Arrests Revive Politically Charged Case of 2010 Bank Arson
Balkan · Balkan Insight · SAD · 3. kolovoza 2026. · Vijesti

After 16 years of false hope and alleged judicial missteps, Greek police have arrested two suspects and issued a warrant for a third in the case of a fatal arson attack on a bank branch in Athens in 2010. The case remains politically charged to this day.

LDK Congress Confirms Leader, Opening Door to Kosovo Coalition Talks
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 3. kolovoza 2026. · Vijesti

Vetevendosje and the LDK will likely resume coalition talks following Lumir Abdixhiku’s confirmation as LDK leader – but his narrow victory has weakened his authority over his MPs, experts warn.

Croatia’s War Crimes Prosecutions are Stagnating, Watchdog Warns
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 31. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

New report says number of war-crimes trials continues to decline, while crimes against Serbian civilians and prisoners-of-war are rarely investigated.

Democracy Digest: Danube Falls to Lowest Levels in 30 Years
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Europa · 31. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

Elsewhere, suspected Russian missile crashes in Poland; Hungary sets up agency to recover assets stolen under Orban government; Slovak president calls for more use of Chinese tech on visit to Beijing; Czech government warns of rising online youth radicalisation.

Bosnia’s Mainly Serb Entity Ramps Up Lobbying Outlay under Trump
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 31. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

Donald Trump’s second term has coincided with a significant increase in lobbying efforts by Bosnia’s Republika Srpska entity, resulting, it seems, in the lifting of US sanctions on Milorad Dodik and his family and allies.

Live From Manhattan: Bosnia’s Republika Srpska and a Selective View of the Past
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 30. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

Launched on the anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, a billboard campaign in New York marked the latest attempt by Bosnia’s Republika Srpska to promote an alternative, highly-selective narrative of what went on in the Bosnian war.

Kosovo Detains Two on War Crime Allegations Amid Mass Grave Excavation
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 30. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

Arrest of unnamed suspects relates to ongoing excavation of suspected mass grave near Zubin Potok – which some believes may contain remains of 23 Kosovo Albanians abducted in 1999.

Romania’s Farmers Feel the Heat as River Danube Dries Up
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Globalno · 30. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

Record-low water levels in the river – blamed on climate change and historic mismanagement – are affecting agriculture, shipping and energy production.

Media Changes in Montenegro Intensify Alarm About Foreign Influence
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 30. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

Experts warn major alterations in media ownership could test country’s democratic resilience and spread disinformation at crucial moment, as EU membership looms.

Counting the Dead: Kosovo Compiles List of 13,190 War Victims
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 29. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

Nearly three decades after fighting ended, Kosovo has compiled a list of dead and missing from the 1998-99 war, though it still does not distinguish between civilians and combatants or specify ethnicity.

Mayor Acquitted of Obstructing Justice in Kosovo War Crimes Trial
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 28. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

Former guerrilla turned politician Sami Lushtaku is cleared of obstructing justice and intimidating witnesses in his trial for war crimes – of which he was cleared in 2017.

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