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Inviting Western Balkan countries into Europe’s borderless travel area would ease their frontier disputes and revive EU credibility at the same time.

Defence Ministry terminates contracts of two soldiers who honoured the legacy of convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal.

Politicians and relatives paid tribute to Kosovo police officer killed in September 2023 Banjska attack by an armed Serb gang, while the majority of the suspects remain at liberty, most likely in Serbia.

The opposition Democratic Party of Socialists has now vowed to disrupt parliament’s work until there is a vote on removing speaker Andrija Mandic for sending condolences after the death of Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic.

A month away from elections, Serbian authorities show no sign of investigating credible allegations that student protesters, politicians and activists have been targeted with spyware.

Vlora Hyseni’s arrest has renewed scrutiny of her 2023 appointment to lead Albania’s State Intelligence Service and dealt a major blow to the NATO member’s reputation.

Constitutional Court sets October 6 deadline for MPs to elect new head of state – if they want to avoid new snap parliamentary elections.

New laws will drastically reduce presence of gambling advertisements, as Prime Minister Rumen Radev complains Bulgaria's towns and villages 'look like Las Vegas'.

The fallout from the condolences Andrija Mandic sent to deceased Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic’s family poses the latest threat to the career of this canny and chameleon-like political operator.

With Russia interfering to exacerbate divisions and the United States rejecting liberal transformation for economic transactionalism, the European Union should develop a targeted and realistic approach to accession for Western Balkan countries.

Lack of up-to-date legislation and weak monitoring mechanisms mean AI-generated fakes and manipulated content are finding their way into Albanian political campaigning – and need to be tackled before 2027’s local elections.

Differing views are apparent between the seven countries invited to join Ukraine in its new regional platform designed to promote trade and security cooperation.

As Croatian, Italian and Slovenian interior ministers meet to discuss cooperation, Croatia urges EU border agency to strengthen presence in Bosnia – which many irregular migrants to Europe cross.

Intelligence service chief Vlora Hyseni is accused of involvement in a major corruption scandal surrounding tenders for the agency handling development of state information systems.

The country’s regulators currently lack the ability to monitor what Big Tech is doing with all the personal data it captures – although EU membership may help.

Albania is moving to bring its disabled access standards into line with the EU’s own, but activists warn that without funding and effective enforcement, the new law could once again fail to deliver meaningful change.

Thousands gather twice a day in Pristina’s main square to protest against last week’s verdict convicting four Kosovo guerrilla leaders of war crimes - and some politicians are demanding legislative action to change the way the Hague court works.

At a meeting at UN headquarters with chair of Bosnia and Herzegovina's presidency, secretary-general Antonio Guterres says glorification of war criminals is a threat to regional reconciliation and stability.

The monitor appointed by the Hague tribunal to check progress of the contempt-of-court case against ultranationalist Vojislav Seselj said she has not received a single response to her inquiries from the Serbian Justice Ministry.

Brussels has confirmed its desire to explore an “associate membership” status for Ottawa.

As Moldova consolidates its municipalities on its path to EU membership, the minority-populated, Russian-speaking regions in the south present challenges as questions of administrative efficiency, minority identity and territorial politics clash.

The EU said Ursula von der Leyen's Balkan visit will miss Serbia and Bosnia – citing elections – but Serbia's president dismissed this as ‘elegant’ excuse for a no-show after controversy over Ratko Mladic's funeral.

With elections approaching in Bosnia and Serbia, rhetoric is heating up, while in Turkey and Albania, campaigners are feeling the pressure, as our round-up of Balkan Insight Premium stories shows.

Protesters filled the main square in Pristina as demonstrations continued against this week's verdict in The Hague convicting four Kosovo Liberation Army leaders of war crimes.

Record-breaking penalties imposed by Bosnia’s Central Election Commission for campaign violations will not change the main parties’ ways, fair-elections campaigner warns.