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Kremlin-friendly PM condemns attack on two international cargo ships in Bulgarian waters as 'crude violation of law' – but opposition criticises him for not pointing finger at Moscow.

Lawyers for one of 14 people targeted by Pegasus spyware file criminal complaint against Serbian intelligence agency officials, police and the Israeli company behind the surveillance technology after institutions fail to react.

After violent clashes on Monday night, protesters started to reassemble in Pristina to demand legal changes to curb the powers of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers war crimes court following convictions of guerrilla leaders.

Nearly two years after it was created, Serbia’s student movement is contesting a national election – but experts warn that winning power would only be the start of the challenge.

Phishing and text message scams have risen significantly in Albania, with scammers using trusted names like Albania Post - prompting calls for more institutional expertise and better awareness campaigns.

The dominant ethnic-based parties scored highest in Sunday’s general elections, although a record low turnout hinted at growing apathy towards all parties.

MPs in first reading adopt major changes to law governing the Hague-based war crimes court following conviction of former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders – although enforcement requires second vote.

New rule obliging voters abroad to follow polling hours based on Central European Time means some diaspora Serbians in countries like the US and Australia will have to cast ballots in the middle of the night.

Amid a major turnout fall, Milorad Dodik’s Serb nationalist party secured its dominant role in Republika Srpska while Croat candidate Darijana Filipovic looks set to become the new member of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s tripartite presidency.

The fate of Budapest’s House of Terror, a controversial museum which focuses on life under totalitarianism in the 20th century, could spark another round of the ‘culture war’.

Norwegian aid worker Tommy Olsen says his trial in Greece is about discouraging others from ever coming to the aid of refugees and migrants reaching Europe’s shores.

Plavsic, who died this week, was the only high-ranking woman political leader prosecuted for mass atrocities by the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal. She expressed sorrow for these acts in court – but then changed her mind.

Women get a raw deal at elections in Bosnia, a spy chief’s arrest raises security questions in Albania and protesters challenge war crimes verdicts in Kosovo - plus much more in our selection of this week’s Balkan Insight Premium stories.

As abortion access remains restricted in Poland, activists have turned to a technology that Poles already use for almost everything else – just steps away from parliament.

The introduction of ballot scanners and fingerprint checks to curb election fraud are a rare innovation in an electoral process that’s been dominated by same-old politicians and promises.

Security expert Arjan Dyrmishi tells BIRN the “whole system of intelligence governance” has been brought into question by the arrest of the head of Albania’s State Intelligence Service.

Elsewhere, Russia retaliates by expelling Hungarian diplomats; Poland changes rules of engagement for shooting down airborne threats; Slovak PM Fico juggles jobs and coalition; and Czech coalition survives no-confidence vote.

Security expert Arjan Dyrmishi tells BIRN the “whole system of governance” has been brought into question by the arrest of the head of Albania’s State Intelligence Service.

Crowdfunding, donations and the volunteer spirit are driving Serbia’s cycling students towards the election finish line on October 25 - while Aleksandar Vucic is promoting a ‘man of the people’ image as he tours the country by car.

Large crowds attend rally in Pristina against Hague court verdict convicting four former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders of war crimes, with protest speaker attacking 'double standards when it comes to justice'.

Wartime vice-president of Bosnia’s Serb-dominated entity, the only woman ever convicted of war crimes by the Hague Tribunal, dies in Belgrade – to the end maintaining she had 'done nothing wrong'.

Wartime vice-president of Bosnia’s Serb-dominated entity, the only woman ever convicted of war crimes by the Hague Tribunal, dies in Belgrade – to the end maintaining she had 'done nothing wrong'.

If voters backing various Russian-friendly candidates in the first round switch to ruling party-backed Iliana Iotova in the run-off vote, her path to winning the presidency looks more likely, experts predict.

Bosnia’s laws on women’s representation on election lists look progressive; in reality, parties subvert them by burying women at the bottom of lists, so they don’t get elected.

Siegfried Muresan's failure to secure parliamentary backing in a vote extends Romania’s political deadlock into a fifth month.