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The siege of Sarajevo, and artists’ role in it, lives on through Milomir Kovacevic's photographs. To coincide with a new exhibition of his pictures, Bosnian writer Semezdin Mehmedinovic sets the…
May 6, 2026
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While in power, Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party used Hungary’s state resources to build a formidable influence network abroad. Whether that network can survive a change of government is now hotly…
May 6, 2026
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The death of Kosovo Albanian liberation strategist Fehmi Agani in May 1999 remains shrouded in mystery. His son and a fellow passenger on the train that almost took him to…
May 6, 2026
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Some municipalities are making use of new powers to veto gambling licences, fearing the negative impact of an expanding industry that preys on poverty and dreams of instant wealth.
May 6, 2026
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Jelena Perovic, former head of the Anti-Corruption Agency in the EU candidate country, is sentenced to two years and two months in jail in a first-instance ruling.
May 5, 2026
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Ilie Bolojan's pro-European cabinet has been toppled by a successful no-confidence motion, raising concerns about renewed political and economic instability.
May 5, 2026
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Jovica Stanisic was one of the few Hague Tribunal defendants to apologise for his crimes. War criminals who do voice remorse are often disbelieved by their victims and labelled traitors…
May 5, 2026
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Albania
Call centres specialising in online financial fraud have become a growth industry in Albania, attracting young people to criminal activity with the lure of quick money.
May 5, 2026
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Institutions have long been mandated to consider the different needs of women and men when spending public money, but positive examples remain exceptions not the norm.
May 5, 2026
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A secret spy exchange between Russia, Moldova, Poland, Romania and the US shows Moldova has finally joined the ‘select club’ of European intelligence services.
May 5, 2026
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Albania
Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region.
May 4, 2026
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While Tisza’s landslide election victory offers an opportunity to rejuvenate press freedom after 16 years of backsliding, unwinding Fidesz’s media capture model will be complex, but essential for achieving wider…
May 4, 2026
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