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Letter from Brussels: EU’s 15-Year ‘Probation’ Plan is an Unfair Deal for Balkan States
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Kina · 13. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

A safeguard clause placing new the bloc’s members under monitoring for 15 years reflects real fears of Viktor Orban-style disruptors – but it could be a gift to anti-EU nationalists as well as a deterrent to backsliders.

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Buried in Case Files, Lacking Security: Albania’s Courts Struggle in Dilapidated Buildings
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 13. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

Courts across the country are struggling under a double burden: dilapidated buildings and mountains of case files, while repeated demands for adequate premises and solutions continue to fall on deaf ears.

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NATO’s Top Commander Unveils Plan for Victory Against Russia
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Europa · 12. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

The strategy draws on lessons from Ukraine, putting cheap drones, AI and rapid military strikes at the heart of NATO's response to any Russian attack.

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Greece Unveils New Rules Banning Social Media Use Among Minors
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Kina · 12. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

New regulating preventing minors under 15 from accessing platforms such as Facebook and Instagram will come into force in January subject to a final vote in parliament.

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EU’s Rule of Law Report Risks Becoming Toothless, Says Liberties
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Europa · 12. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

According to Liberties’ analysis, at least 96 per cent of the EU Commission’s recommendations have not been fully implemented, and 54 per cent show no or only limited progress.

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Bosnia’s New Grand Mufti Looks Forward After Election by Muslim Community
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 12. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

Nedzad Grabus vows progress after winning vote to become new supreme head or Grand Mufti of Bosnia's Islamic Community, a post he will hold for the next seven years.

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Czech Local Elections Deliver Warning to Babis’s Governing Coalition
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Europa · 12. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

This weekend’s local elections did not fundamentally reshape the Czech political landscape, but came with a few takeaways to look out for.

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Kosovo ‘Clarifies’ Hague War Crimes Court’s Jurisdiction, But to What End?
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 12. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

In voting to significantly curtail the powers and jurisdiction of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, parliament in Pristina has angered the EU and thrown the future of the court into doubt.

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In Republika Srpska, Don’t Assume All Serbs Support Vucic
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 12. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

The disruption of the opposition student movement’s election campaign trip to Republika Srpska doesn’t mean that everyone in the entity backs Serbian leader Aleksandar Vucic.

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Week in Review: Realities Old and New
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 9. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

A string of long-awaited elections, as well as changing international dynamics, are reshaping the region, as our selection of Balkan Insight Premium stories this week highlights.

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For the Trump Administration, Kosovo is Now Just a Bargaining Chip
Balkan · Balkan Insight · SAD · 9. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

Washington no longer sees Kosovo as a strategic obligation but as an asset of diminishing value, to be leveraged in the service of US interests.

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Montenegro Detains Co-Founders of Pro-Russian Telegram Channel
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Europa · 9. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

Police arrest Russian military blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk and four associates from pro-Russian Rybar channel suspected of trying to exert malicious influence on Montenegrin politics.

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Albania Parliament Approves Municipal Reform Plan Amid Protests
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Kina · 9. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

Controversial reform of local government dissolving smaller municipalities into larger units passes after stormy debate, with protesters demonstrating outside parliament.

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Democracy Digest: Reports of Trump’s Attempt to Reshape Poland’s Govt Spark Political Row
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Europa · 9. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

Elsewhere, Hungary unveils wealth tax; Czech president faces backlash for going on holiday during elections; and a Soviet statue is removed in Prague, unveiled in Slovakia.

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Kosovo President’s Election Kindles Hope of Return to Stability
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 9. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

After Kosovo’s political leaders put aside party quarrels to choose a new head of state at the last minute, experts predict a possible end to almost two years of non-stop political crisis.

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‘ChatGPT Diagnosed Me’: Patients’ Faith in AI Leaves Albania’s Doctors Feeling Frustrated
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 9. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

As patients increasingly arrive at surgeries armed with diagnoses drawn from artificial intelligence chatbots, doctors fear their authority is being undermined - and that people may suffer as a result of AI-generated errors.

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Serbian Watchdog Claims Voters’ Rights Under Threat Ahead of Elections
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 8. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

CRTA report warns of persistent 'electoral engineering' attempts by pro-government actors, including unequal media coverage, intimidation, hostility to independent election observers and offers of money for political support.

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Bosnia Charges Catholic Cleric with Glorifying War Criminal
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 8. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

The Bosnian state court confirmed an indictment charging Father Petar Barbaric with making a speech glorifying Bosnian Croat war criminal Slobodan Praljak, who committed suicide when his verdict was announced at the Hague Tribunal.

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Albanian Criminal Procedure Bill Slammed as Bid to ‘Neuter’ Anti-Graft Body
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 8. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

While addressing widely-held concerns about pretrial detention measures, a bill to rewrite a big chunk of Albania’s Code of Criminal Procedure has been met with consternation among judges, prosecutors and civil society groups worried it will ‘neuter’ a key anti-corruption body no…

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Bosnia’s 2026 Elections: Fewer Votes, Familiar Winners
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 8. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

Elections results show the three long-established ethnic parties continue to dominate Bosnia’s political scene; what’s less clear is how and when new governments will be formed.

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Justina Shiroka Pula, Another Woman at Kosovo’s Helm
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 8. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

A last-minute deal between two biggest Kosovo parties saw Justina Shiroka Pula become Kosovo’s President, averting the spectre of yet another election.

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Moldova Speeds Up Construction of Trump-Named Power Line
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Europa · 7. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

Moldova aims to strengthen energy security by constructing a new power line to Romania named ‘Trump Liberty Line’ in recognition of US support for the project.

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Kosovo Avoids New Deadlock With Last-Minute Presidential Election
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 7. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

MPs dramatically avoid another snap parliamentary election by adopting changes to law on Kosovo Specialist Chambers and electing new President – minutes before deadline expired.

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One Resignation Doesn’t Prove Justice Operates Fairly in Turkey
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Europa · 7. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

Pro-government media say the resignation of one key figure over a stock market scandal shows the rule of law works impartially in Turkey. Courts’ treatment of opposition leaders suggests otherwise.

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Kosovo Political Leaders Trade Blame as Another Election Looms
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 6. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

New election likely as political parties fail to agree on electing a president and protesters keep up pressure for adoption of law curbing powers of Kosovo Specialist Chambers, following its conviction of wartime guerrilla leaders.

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