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Nov 13, 2025 - In the first of her monthly dispatches from the heartland of the European Union, Gjeraqina Tuhina looks at which Balkan states have been getting gold stars –...

Feb 11, 2025 - As the new US president freezes international aid, Republika Srpska leader Milorad Dodik is making use of the opportunity to intimidate his domestic critics...

Nov 11, 2025 - Right-wing former presidential hopeful Calin Georgescu faces fresh legal trouble, this time for allegedly spreading fascist propaganda.

Nov 21, 2025 - Bosnian Serbs vote on Sunday for a successor to Milorad Dodik, ending a two-week campaign marked by divisive rhetoric, including hate-filled statements by...

Feb 26, 2025 - The state court sentenced Milorad Dodik to one year in jail and a ban on holding office as Republika Srpska's president for six years - a verdict that...

Dec 1, 2025 - Ionut Mosteanu said he was resigning over concerns that debates over his education were distracting the government from its mission.

Jul 7, 2022 - Frontex and the European Commission sidelined their own data protection watchdogs in pursuing a much-criticised expansion of “intrusive” data collection...

Sep 3, 2025 - Attending a World War II victory parade in Beijing, the Serbian and Slovak leaders used the occasion to curry favour with Russia's authoritarian president.

Oct 1, 2023 - According to minutes released under FOI, the European police agency pushed for unfiltered access to data that would be obtained under a proposed new scanning...

Nov 28, 2025 - Catholic and Orthodox Church leaders call for end to religious divisions in Iznik, formerly Nicea, where the foundation of modern Christian doctrine was...

Nov 21, 2025 - Serb journalists in Kosovo face death threats, abuse and harassment online if they are perceived to veer too far from official Serbian policy.

Nov 3, 2025 - German defence giant is to build a new ammunition and propellant factory in central Romania, as Europe ramps up arms production amid the war in Ukraine.

Oct 6, 2025 - Croatian and Serbian police saved nine Chinese citizens but could not rescue one person from the river after their boat capsized during a suspected illegal...

Nov 26, 2025 - Athens court imposes suspended jail sentences on 14 people found guilty of fraudulently obtaining EU farming subsidies.

Nov 10, 2025 - Experts say the authorities in Montenegro are inconsistent in the way they respond to reported abuses of online freedom of speech - and who gets prosecuted...

Nov 27, 2025 - At a catwalk show in Varazdin, the local community came together to celebrate diversity, courage and the year-round inclusion of people with disabilities.

Oct 20, 2022 - Follow Balkan Insight’s reporting on cyber-security and cyberattacks.

Dec 1, 2025 - Intrusive, outdated and sometimes harmful procedures during childbirth remain routine in Croatian hospitals, where standards of care vary wildly and veer from...

Nov 17, 2025 - BIRN’s monitors registered a series of digital attacks on media content, online harassment of journalists and threats against LGBTQ+ groups across the...

Nov 19, 2025 - Hearings start for one of the most notorious cases in the country’s history, seeking responsibility for the devastating March 16 fire that killed 63 mostly...

Nov 28, 2025 - Bosnian Serb political leader Milorad Dodik’s chosen candidate claimed a narrow victory in the Republika Srpska presidential election – but the weak result...

Nov 28, 2025 - There are hundreds of illegal landfills across Kosovo, and even legal sites are a threat to lives and the land due to a lack of investment.

May 28, 2024 - Make a donation of 30 euros or more to support our fundraising efforts to open a BIRN museum space in Sarajevo.

Jun 20, 2025 - Covering politics, society and business in Southern and Eastern Europe.

Dec 1, 2025 - Varna's opposition mayor Blagomir Kotsev – whose arrest in July on corruption charges sparked angry demonstrations – has been released after...

Oct 29, 2025 - Belgraders cheered students walking from the southern city of Novi Pazar to Novi Sad in the north to mark the first anniversary of the fatal collapse at the...

Nov 4, 2025 - MTV is shutting down its European music video channels, which were once symbols of freedom for many young people in the Balkans and the former Eastern Bloc....

Nov 26, 2025 - Journalist Fatih Altayli receives hefty jail sentence over remarks he made on his YouTube channel - which a court ruled threatened the President.