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Ruling VMRO DPMNE gets lion's share of state funding for country's parties, while main opposition Social Democrats see funding fall, under system that rewards election performance.

Britain’s policies on the Balkans aren’t going to change under its new prime minister – and what most intrigues the UK media about the region this summer is the newly-revealed secrets of the Danube mud.

Pristina is urging the European Union to put pressure on Belgrade to allow cross-border electricity transmission from Serbia to Kosovo, so cheaper imports can ease its energy crisis.

MPs back bill offering conditional pardon to members of Kurdish armed group – which now goes to National Security Council for approval.

In the Czech Republic there is a shortage of up to 3,000 places in shelters for victims of domestic violence. One alternative is renting on the open market, but this is expensive and single mothers can face discrimination in such situations.

Tourism and business sectors prepare for a possible decline in income from Russian and Turkish visitors as EU accession frontrunner Montenegro adopts the bloc's policies on visas.

As NATO-led KFOR mission starts winding down presence on bridge in divided Mitrovica, Kosovo's main Serb party warns of potential problems at 'site of serious conflicts'.

The Ukrainian president’s first official visit to Serbia sends a political signal to Moscow and Brussels. But there is little evidence that Belgrade is preparing to abandon its long-running balancing act or impose sanctions on Russia.

School pupils and students were tasked with tracking down relatives of 10 Greek prisoners of the Nazis and returning the personal belongings taken from them. Their efforts helped tell the stories of those who were 'turned into numbers' by World War II.

Experts say the government's move to ditch a controversial concession contract to build Vlora International Airport, at significant cost to taxpayers, highlights structural weaknesses in Albania’s public-private partnership framework.

A Serbian national allegedly linked to Serbian intelligence – arrested recently while on holiday in Croatia – is accused of hacking into several major state institutions and agencies.

Milorad Pupovac said glorification of Croatia's WWII fascist state in Knin during anniversary celebrations of 'Operation Storm' was an attack on democracy and in no way patriotic.

The region is in the midst of a summer heatwave – and our selection of Balkan Insight Premium stories this week suggests that upcoming elections may keep its political temperature elevated for some time too.

Various libertarians and Gen Z students have made use of the confused state of the Croatia-Serbia river border to proclaim independent mini-states – although police and governments insist they have no legal basis.

The mass incursion into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta showed would-be EU members how the European bloc responds to a genuine shock to its self-proclaimed values of ‘solidarity’.

Twenty members of Serbian forces indicted for war crimes in Gjakova/Djakovica in 1999 include the Kosovo Serb ‘kingpin’ Milan Radoicic, BIRN has learned.

Kosovo’s ruling Vetevendosje party postpones vote on new speaker – arguing that more time is needed for coalition talks.

The Czech government is planning to give single women access to assisted reproduction services. Might the PM’s own stake in the fertility market have something to do with it?

The Czech government is planning to give single women access to assisted reproduction services. Might the PM’s own stake on the fertility market have something to do with it?

With the Danube River at a historical low in some parts of Serbia, fuel imports arriving by river are at risk and energy production is being reduced.

Much-heralded framework law provides legal basis for disarming armed Kurdish group – so hopefully ending a decades-long conflict.

Ahead of the opening of the new parliament, opposition calls on Kurti to compromise over decision making – unless he wants yet another election.

The European Parliament wants to exempt apps with end-to-end encryption from automatically scanning private messages to detect Child Sexual Abuse Material, CSAM, as some question whether it’s found the right balance.

The candidate state’s next election will be a de facto referendum on EU membership, so Europe must make sure this vital vote is free of malign interference.

In embracing the established narrative on Kosovo, Serbia’s students are taking a risk come snap elections expected in the autumn.