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In New Book, Massacre Survivor Gives Voice to Roma Loss During Bosnian War
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 17. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

Aged eight, Zijo Ribic survived the massacre of his entire family by Serbian paramilitaries in the first months of the Bosnian war. In a new book, he speaks of survival, suffering, and an embrace of love and humanity.

EU Pressure Mounts Over Albania’s Environment Laws, But MPs Block Repeal Efforts
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 17. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

The European Commission this week urged Albania’s premier to repeal controversial amendments to environmental and investment legislation in order to conserve nature and wildlife - but in parliament, the ruling majority is blocking opposition initiatives to achieve this.

Bomb in a Shoebox: Inside the Secret Work of a Russian ‘Dissident’ for the FSB
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Rusija · 17. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

A damaged parcel, left unclaimed in a warehouse, turned out to hold a homemade bomb – and exposed a young Russian's years-long entanglement with Moscow's security service, and the wife he drew into it.

Democracy Digest: Revolving Door Politics in Hungary as Szijjarto Joins China’s BYD
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Europa · 17. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

Elsewhere, Russia’s FSB links alleged Moscow drone plot to Slovakia; leader of Czech coalition party Motorists under fire after Prague car crash; Poland not among founding members of new European coalition to develop ballistic missile defence.

Justice Denied? Corruption Acquittal Symbolises North Macedonia’s Culture of Impunity
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Rusija · 16. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

Former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski’s acquittal of graft charges sends concerning message that politicians abusing power will never be held accountable.

Four Greek MPs Indicted Over Misuse of EU Farm Funds
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Europa · 16. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

European prosecutors charge 22 people in Greece, including four MPs, with involvement in EU agricultural funds fraud.

Kosovo Coalition Talks Suspended as Turmoil Grips Opposition Party
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 16. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

Crisis within the Democratic League of Kosovo, LDK, forces its embattled leader to break off talks to form a governing colaition with Albin Kurti’s Vetevendosje.

Low Marks: Kosovo to Restructure ‘Universities’ That Don’t Meet Criteria
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Kina · 16. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

The government plans to reform higher educational institutions that are suffering from falling enrolment, lack of staff and failure to reach the standards required to qualify as proper universities.

Croatian MPs Adopt Far-Right Party’s Resolution on Bosnian Croats
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 15. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

Parliamentary resolution supporting separate electoral unit for Bosnian Croats causes controversy but is seen as largely symbolic and driven mainly by domestic coalition politics.

Albanian Protesters Celebrate as PM Backtracks on Controversial Environment Laws
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 15. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

Protesters in Albania hail 'moral victory' after PM Edi Rama declares in Brussels that his government will revisit controversial laws that pave the way for a luxury resort linked to Donald Trump's family.

Serbian Authorities ‘Targeted Croatians’ During Political Crisis, Report Alleges
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 15. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

Rights group's report says the authorities and pro-government media have systemically targeted Croats since political tensions worsened in Serbia during anti-government protests.

A Decade Since Turkey’s Failed Coup: Confronting the Past, Charting a Way Forward
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Europa · 15. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

There are proven ways to address the widescale abuses enacted by Turkish authorities since a failed coup in July 2016. But all of them require political will and civic energy.

North Macedonia’s Fugitive Ex-PM Acquitted of Corruption Over Party HQ
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Rusija · 14. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

Ex-Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski was acquitted of abusing his position over construction of a lavish party headquarters, nicknamed the 'White Palace'.

EU Condemns Serbian Minister for Backing ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ of Kosovo
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 14. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

EU says Serbian minister's statement justifying ethnic cleansing in Kosovo in 1998-9 is 'inflammatory' – and that such rhetoric 'has no place in Europe'.

Croatian Serb Ex-Leader Milan Martic Denied Early Release Again
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 14. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

A judge in The Hague rejected 71-year-old war criminal Martic's appeal for early release for a second time, citing his 'refusal to accept responsibility for his crimes'.

When a Flag Becomes a Crime in Bosnia
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 14. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

A push by the Serb-led Republika Srpska entity to outlaw the wartime flag of the Bosniak-led Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina is part of a bigger struggle over who gets to define the country’s past, present and future.

Vote Weary: Can Fear of Another Election Conjure Compromise in Kosovo?
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 14. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

Kosovo’s Kurti is preaching compromise in the search for a deal on the country’s next president, but his task is complicated by the turmoil inside the opposition LDK.

Hungary’s Parliament Votes to Remove Orban-Appointed President from Office
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Europa · 13. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

Tamas Sulyok now faces a stark choice: either he signs his own dismissal within five days or faces impeachment.

Letter from Brussels: No EU ‘Super Tuesday’ for Accession Laggard Serbia
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 13. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

As Albania and Montenegro surge ahead, the EU is split on whether to move Serbia forward on the path to accession in the absence of tangible progress.

Bulgaria Turns to Foreign Workers to Fill Growing Labour Shortage
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Globalno · 13. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

Labour Minister says poor skill sets of local unemployed people makes importing increasing numbers of foreign workers inevitable.

Poland Bets on AI – But Doesn’t Talk About the Costs
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Europa · 13. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

Poland already hosts a third of all data centre capacity in Central and Eastern Europe. But as investment pours into artificial intelligence, a debate about the environmental impact is missing.

Albania’s Environmental Protesters are ‘Defending EU Values’, Says Dutch MEP
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 13. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

Tineke Strik, the MEP who led an environmental fact-finding mission to Albania, says its EU accession is in peril if the government doesn’t change course on protected areas.

Greece Arrests Three Over Bomb Attacks on Ruling Party Politicians
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Kina · 10. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

Police arrest three people suspected of planting incendiary bombs outside the home of a ruling New Democracy party member in Thessaloniki – which killed her 72-year-old mother.

Democracy Digest: Hospital Scandal Hits Polish Government; Nawrocki Meets Zelensky
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Europa · 10. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

Elsewhere, Slovakia's referendum fails over low turnout, Hungary heads for a presidential showdown, and Czechia’s double delegation to the NATO summit sparks controversy.

Dutch Ex-Defence Minister Regrets ‘Missed Chances’ to Prevent Fall of Srebrenica
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 10. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

The Dutch defence minister during the fall of Srebrenica in 1995 tells BIRN he tried in vain to shore up the Dutch battalion stationed in the UN ‘safe area’, and blames himself, his government, and its Western allies for failing to protect it.

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