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Law and Justice Suffers Split Ahead of Poland’s 2027 Election
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Europa · 24. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

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.

Turkey Gets New Main Opposition Party Following Opposition Split
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Europa · 24. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

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.

Fake Social Media Accounts Target Albania Protest Supporters
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 24. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

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.

Democracy Digest: Russian Hackers Linked to FSB Target Slovakia
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Europa · 24. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

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.

The Biggest Question Is Not Hungary’s Next President but Its Next Constitution
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Europa · 24. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

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.

Drone Down: Someone’s Messing with Satnav Signals over Protest-Hit Serbia
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 24. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

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.

Albanian Protesters Clash With Police at Rally Outside Parliament
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 23. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

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

Romanian City Holds Out Against Authorising LGBTQ+ Pride March
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Globalno · 22. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

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, OSCE Missions Criticise Kosovo’s Demolition of Serb-Owned Villas
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 22. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

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.

Who Really Benefits from ‘Strategic Investor’ Status in Albania?
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Kina · 22. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

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, …

EU’s Failure to Address Balkan Disputes Undermines Its Credibility
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 22. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

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.

Tests Show Faeces Contaminated North Macedonia Town’s Water Supply
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 21. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

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.

Hungarian PM’s Presidential Gambit Fails as Polgar Declines Nomination
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Europa · 21. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

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.

It’s Time NATO Stopped Ignoring Bosnia’s Ammunition Industry
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 21. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

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.

Serbia’s Media Regulator Resumes Work After EU Prompting
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 20. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

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.

Bulgaria to Greenlight US Use of Air Base as Long-Term Hub
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Kina · 20. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

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.

Romania’s Political Class Sees Rewards in Not Governing
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Globalno · 20. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

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.

Serbian Interior Ministry Accuses Military Analyst Over ‘Sound Cannon’ Claim
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 17. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

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.

EU’s Rule of Law Report Highlights Marked but Uneven Improvements in CEE
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Globalno · 17. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

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.

ARTE Europe Weekly: Does Europe need Turkey?
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Europa · 17. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

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

Week in Review: Hostages to the Past
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 17. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

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.

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.

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