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Minister says new taxes on company profits and short-term rentals will help to curb inflation, now running at 5.4 per cent, one of the highest levels in the EU.
May 28, 2026
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The opposition CHP leadership is contesting a ruling removing its leadership - a blatant attempt by the court to influence the outcome of future elections, one Turkish political expert argues.
May 22, 2026
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In her latest report, UN tribunal monitor said Serbian authorities have not responded to frequent questions about the status of the contempt-of-court case against ultranationalist Vojislav Seselj transferred to Serbia…
May 21, 2026
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Zlatko Matesa steps down out of sense of 'moral responsibility' despite not being personally implicated in investigation into alleged embezzlement of 30 million euros by former Ski Association head.
May 21, 2026
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A law change imposing faster procedures for criminal cases against parliamentarians has drawn criticism from the opposition – and reportedly from the European Public Prosecutor’s Office.
May 20, 2026
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In the latest in a series of espionage verdicts, Bojan Jevtic was jailed for six years for leaking confidential police information to Serbia's intelligence service, the BIA.
May 19, 2026
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Ekrem Imamoglu’s chances of contesting the Turkish presidency look less likely after a court rejected his appeal to overturn an earlier ruling that revoked his university diploma.
May 18, 2026
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Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region.
May 18, 2026
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Businessman Blerim Devolli’s defamation lawsuit against BIRN Kosovo over a 2020 investigation revealing shell companies set up to profit from solar energy is dismissed after he fails to appear in…
May 15, 2026
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Belgrade prosecution says police chief Veselin Milic has been detained for 48 hours over missing person and alleged shooting at restaurant – as Serbia's Interior Ministry says he is 'no…
May 15, 2026
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Bosnian Serb wartime military chief Ratko Mladic’s plea for release on humanitarian grounds due to his deteriorating health was rejected on the grounds that he is getting high-quality medical care…
May 14, 2026
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Weeks before snap elections in Kosovo, a claim that the Mayor of Skenderaj attacked a senior official of the ruling Vetevendosje party in the town centre raises tensions.
May 14, 2026
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A driver accused of reversing into an elderly man at a commemorative protest vigil in central Belgrade has been held on suspicion of aggravated attempted murder.
May 14, 2026
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Remains of fleeing Croat fighters and civilians executed by Yugoslav Partisans at close of World War II were handed over in the first such transfer between Croatia and Slovenia.
May 14, 2026
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Meeting in Romania ahead of the July's NATO summit in Ankara, 14 member countries called for closer coordination on regional security along the alliance's eastern flank to counter the continuing…
May 13, 2026
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Security Agency cuts off funded security for political heavyweights Delyan Peevski and Boyko Borissov – as some question whether they were entitled to such services in the first place.
May 13, 2026
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The Kosovo Specialist Chambers said a review commissioned by the Kosovo Ombudsperson does not establish that the rights of defendants at the Hague-based war crimes court were violated, contrary to…
May 12, 2026
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New report says Bosnia’s only centre for the detention of migrants and refugees operates without clear oversight and transparency and in violation of international standards, especially concerning the detention of…
May 12, 2026
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In a report, HRW urges the EU Commission to strengthen due diligence and transparency rules after finding surveillance tech produced by EU companies is being exported to states with poor…
May 12, 2026
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Rumen Radev's new government pledges to tackle soaring prices by forcing large retailers to prove sudden rises are economically justified – not rooted in speculation.
May 11, 2026
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Court sentences Dusko Zoric to 15 years in prison for involvement in a Bosnian Serb Army assault that killed several civilians in Zecovi near Prijedor in July 1992.
May 11, 2026
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German diplomat Christian Schmidt quits as overseer of Bosnia and Herzegovina's peace deal – as Bosnian Serb leaders celebrate departure of figure they long opposed.
May 11, 2026
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Osijek court sentences Zeljko Travica to 20 years in prison for war crimes committed in Ceric and Mirkovci in 1991, when captured Croat fighters were abused and executed by Serb…
May 8, 2026
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