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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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'.

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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'.

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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'.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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