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Retrial upholds ten-year sentence for ethnic Gorani ex-police officer who assaulted ethnic Albanian prisoners during the Kosovo war, one of whom died.

As drought intensifies, water management and retention have become critical for the landlocked countries of Czechia, Hungary and Slovakia. Yet their governments have largely come up dry on solutions.

The Trump administration is now making it clear that it sees the Balkans as a field to pursue its commercial, energy and defence-related interests – and not ‘democracy-building’.

Since end-May, anti-government protests in Albania have evolved into the largest civil mobilisation since the fall of the dictatorial regime in the early 1990s. With traditional media largely silent, the digital space has become both a refuge for protest and a testing ground for …

The biggest rupture on the Polish right in many years could sharply reduce PiS’s chances of returning to power in next year’s parliamentary election.

Ozgur Ozel's New Party becomes main opposition party in Turkey's parliament after 91 MPs quit People's Republican Party, CHP, to join him.

Prime Minister Edi Rama has blamed social media algorithms for fuelling the so-called Flamingo Revolution protests, but data obtained by BIRN shows that hundreds of fake accounts have been created to push the government’s own narrative and denigrate the protesters.

Elsewhere, Hungary’s chief prosecutor resigns amid mounting pressure from new government; President Nawrocki vetoes civil partnerships in Poland; political rift deepens as Czech president overrules government’s budget amendment.

Hungary’s PM fired the president, fulfilling a campaign pledge to remove ‘Fidesz puppets’ from public office. A shambolic attempt to nominate a successor grabbed the headlines, but the focus should be on the government’s drafting of an entirely new constitution.

BIRN has documented at least 25 incidents of satellite navigation interference over Serbia in the past four years, sometimes coinciding with major anti-government protests and often messing with sensitive aircraft positioning data.

Confrontation erupts as MPs gather for the final parliamentary session before the summer holidays, as daily anti-government demonstrations continue.

Western city of Oradea again says no to Pride Parade for fourth consecutive year – adding to concerns about backsliding on LGBTQ+ rights in the EU-member country.

EU and OSCE regret bulldozing of allegedly illegally-built Serb villas near important lake, urging authorities to respect due process and the property rights of all the communities in the country.

The cry of protesters that ‘Albania is not for sale’ is misinterpreted when it is portrayed as a rejection of all investment. Its proper interpretation is procedural: any transfer of common assets must take place in full transparency - with prices determined through competition, …

Brussels’ double standards towards North Macedonia over its historical disagreements with Bulgaria reflect the EU’s wider failure to adopt a strategy that addresses various bilateral disputes in the Western Balkans.

Lab tests back claims that faeces have polluted Gostivar's drinking water, causing a major health crisis – with more than 3,000 locals falling ill so far.

Getting rid of the Orban-appointed president was a big victory for Hungary’s new government, but the rushed attempt to nominate chess legend Judit Polgar as his successor is its first major blunder.

Bosnia and Herzegovina already has factories making the ammunition the Western military alliance needs right now – but without recognition and investment, their potential will go untapped.

Following numerous EU reports lamenting its absence, Serbia's media regulator finally holds constitutive session – a year-and-a-half after the previous regulatory council's mandate expired.

Prime Minister Rumen Radev says parliament will likely approve US military aircraft using Bezmer airfield in central Bulgaria for refuelling purposes - after previously criticising the presence of US planes at Sofia’s main airport.

The current crisis is not just about parties that refuse to govern; it’s about an electorate that seems to incentivise refusal to take responsibility.

A criminal complaint was filed against Aleksandar Radic for suggesting that a 'sonic weapon' was used by the authorities to disperse a huge anti-government rally in March last year.

The 2026 report found that 47 per cent of its recommendations made in last year's report have been followed up, either fully or partially.

Despite its shift toward authoritarianism, Turkey is an important partner for the EU due to growing security dilemmas and its significant geostrategic value.

From fresh battles over memory in Bosnia to the acquittal of North Macedonia’s former PM and Turkey’s post-coup legacy, this week’s Balkan Insight Premium stories show how contested history keeps the region chained to its past.