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Erion Veliaj suffers major legal setback as High Court rules that he should stay in pre-trial detention on corruption and money-laundering charges – even though he is still Tirana's acting mayor.

Political crisis worsens as opposition PDK contests legality of Albin Kurti's re-election as Prime Minister, and Bekim Sejdiu withdraws his bid to become President.

Thousands of supporters joined the student movement as it officially filed its registration with the electoral commission for the October elections on Monday evening.

Peter Magyar’s extension of the ‘State of Crisis Due to Mass Migration’ has upset human rights experts concerned about the misuse of emergency powers. But the decision likely has more to do with diplomatic trade-offs than practical pressures.

BIRN’s reporting on the high-profile trial of four wartime Kosovo Liberation Army leaders and in-depth analysis articles about the implications of the case have been compiled on a new focus page ahead of the trial judgment this week.

North Macedonia plans to scrap an investment threshold for citizenship after EU criticism over potential security risks to the Schengen Zone, but individuals of ‘special interest’ may still be granted passports.

Villagers in the wartime stronghold areas of the Kosovo Liberation Army express outrage and loyalty as a verdict nears in the war crimes trial of four of their own.

With the support of Prime Minister Rumen Radev, acting President Iliana Iotova is chasing a full presidential term, promising to reopen diplomatic channels with Russia - but faces a challenge from opposition hopeful Andrey Gyurov.

Defence teams for Hashim Thaci and four co-defendants charged with obstruction of justice called for their acquittal, insisting they were charged over 'conversations' that did not result in witnesses being intimidated.

Parliament faces new impasse over election of deputy speakers – with the state president's election also unresolved – as an opposition party says it will lay the issue before the country's top court.

A series of sabotage attacks in the EU all point back to Russia. Now the EU has to decide how to respond.

Government belatedly admits price tag for 35th independence anniversary festivities headlined by star DJ David Guetta – one day after BIRN revealed state-owned lottery's key role in managing events.

Historical narratives, political systems, institutions and economies across the region are being put to the test as old problems collide with new pressures, our selection of Balkan Insight’s Premium stories this week shows.

The student-led opposition began its campaign to unseat President Alexander Vucic’s government in October’s parliamentary polls with a rally in Novi Sad, where a fatal disaster in 2024 triggered the protest movement.

Elsewhere, EU suspends subsidy payments to Czech PM’s business; Slovak PM pressures prosecutor general to resign; and Tusk ally elected to Poland’s constitutional court.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has presented a multi-year package of economic measures promising “progress and prosperity”. Critics argue the measures fail to address the root causes of Greece’s economic challenges.

A court in The Hague will soon issue its verdict in the war crimes trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and three co-accused amid prosecution claims of an “historic” climate of witness intimidation.

Prosecution in closing statements demands six years' prison for Thaci, claiming he told his co-defendants to instruct witnesses what to say while testifying in his war crimes case.

Mico Stanisic, the wartime Bosnian Serb interior minister – sentenced to 22 years in prison by the Hague Tribunal – has again requested early release, after being rejected in 2024.

Energy Minister Dorin Junghietu tells BIRN that Moldova has contracted most of the gas it needs, is preparing to consolidate Moldovagaz’s 12 distribution companies, and is telling breakaway Transnistria to build its own reserves.

A new proposed privately-operated security system raises important questions about who should be keeping Serbia’s capital safe.

After more than five years in detention at The Hague on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and three other wartime guerrilla leaders will soon hear their verdict.

As Serbia mourns Ratko Mladic, how far will Brussels go in defending its principles on the glorification of war criminals?

President sets October 25 election date, saying Serbia needs an end to a year-and-a-half of 'turbulence' - referring to student-led protests that have rocked the country.

Opposition pushes for removal of Andrija Mandic as speaker of parliament after he expressed public condolences following death of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic.