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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.

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.

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.

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.

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'.

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'.

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'.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Albania’s Environmental Protesters are ‘Defending EU Values’, Says Dutch MEP
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 13. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

Tineke Strik, the MEP who led an environmental fact-finding mission to Albania, says its EU accession is in peril if the government doesn’t change course on protected areas.

Greece Arrests Three Over Bomb Attacks on Ruling Party Politicians
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Kina · 10. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

Police arrest three people suspected of planting incendiary bombs outside the home of a ruling New Democracy party member in Thessaloniki – which killed her 72-year-old mother.

Democracy Digest: Hospital Scandal Hits Polish Government; Nawrocki Meets Zelensky
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Europa · 10. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

Elsewhere, Slovakia's referendum fails over low turnout, Hungary heads for a presidential showdown, and Czechia’s double delegation to the NATO summit sparks controversy.

Dutch Ex-Defence Minister Regrets ‘Missed Chances’ to Prevent Fall of Srebrenica
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 10. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

The Dutch defence minister during the fall of Srebrenica in 1995 tells BIRN he tried in vain to shore up the Dutch battalion stationed in the UN ‘safe area’, and blames himself, his government, and its Western allies for failing to protect it.

Bosnian Serb MPs Make Displaying 1990s Bosnian Army Symbols Jailing Offence
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 9. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

Republika Srpska's law changes introducing prison terms for displaying symbols of the Bosniak-led 1990s wartime army – or of the World War II-era fascist Croatian state – are likely to be challenged in court.

Greece Buries Victim of Political Arson Attack as Probe Continues
Balkan · Balkan Insight · SAD · 9. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

Funeral held for 72-year-old victim of bomb attacks targeting ruling New Democracy party officials, as police continue the hunt for the unknown perpetrators.

‘Memory Erasure’: Push to Shut Bulgaria’s Commission on Communist-Era Collaborators Criticised
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Globalno · 9. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

A government minister is proposing to close the commission that discloses people’s ties to communist-era security services. Opponents say this is an attempt to ensure old crimes are forgotten.

The Albanian Files: The Irregular Anatomy of an ‘Architectural Renaissance’
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 9. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

A new architecture book lifts the lid on Prime Minister Edi Rama’s personal role in bringing world-renowned architects to Albania, inadvertently fuelling discontent over what critics say is an informal form of governance that puts little stock in rules or transparency.

EU Presses North Macedonia to Alter Constitution to Aid Membership Bid
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 8. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

Enlargement Commissioner urged Skopje to make constitutional changes to remove Bulgaria's EU membership blockade - and highlighted the progress made by current Balkan frontrunner Montenegro.

OSCE Says Kosovo Faces ‘Persistent Challenges’ in War Crimes Prosecutions
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 8. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

From limited cooperation from other countries to prolonged delays in proceedings, an OSCE report outlines the issues that Kosovo's justice system continues to face in the adjudication of war crime cases.

Hungary’s Public Broadcaster Goes Dark, Confessing ‘Years of Lies’
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Kina · 8. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

The state broadcaster abruptly halted news shows, admitting it ‘became a platform for spreading hatred and lies’ under Viktor Orban’s previous government and vowing to change.

Serbia Urged to End Entry Bars on Montenegrin Journalists
Balkan · Balkan Insight · Balkan · 8. srpnja 2026. · Vijesti

Media organisations urged the Serbian authorities to lift the entry restrictions imposed on BIRN Montenegro's Vuk Maras and TV journalist Petar Komnenic in retaliation for Montenegro barring a Serbian pro-government editor from entering the country.

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