Kosovo’s 2025 Ends as it Began, at the Ballot Box
Something for the curiosity books: voters in Kosovo have been called to parliamentary polls twice within the calendar year after politicians failed to form a government after the first, in…
Truth Under Pressure: Montenegrin Reporter Who Defied the Regime’s Narrative
Milka Tadic Mijovic was fired for her critical reporting about Serbian nationalist leader Slobodan Milosevic – so she started her own magazine, committed to telling uncomfortable truths about the Yugoslav…
Bulgaria’s Protests are Challenging the Ethnic Political Party Model
Turks and Roma are taking part in nationwide protests in Bulgaria, publicly challenging decades of accepted wisdom that minority identity must be mediated through a single ethnic party. KAYNAK: Balkan…
The US’s Hostility to Europe Threatens to Sell Out Ukraine and its Eastern Flank
Trump’s ‘peace plan’ for Ukraine and the National Security Strategy treat European sovereignty with similar double standards. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: December 15, 2025
Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
In Croatia in 2025, the Right Rises – and So Do Prices
There was success for the centre-right HDZ at local elections this year and a headline-grabbing mega-gig by nationalist singer Thompson, while consumers angry about the cost of living tried to…
In Bosnia, a Long Journey Home for a Beloved Brother’s Body
Dragomir Bursac went to work in Croatia in 1991 – and vanished in the Yugoslav wars. The discovery of his remains far away in Bosnia allowed for a funeral that…
Conflicting Goals Threaten the Kurdish Peace Process in Turkey
The big event in Turkey in 2025 was the peace process to end the decades-long Kurdish issue. But unless the government stops trying to use the issue of imprisoned Kurdish…
Albania‘s Constitutional Court Temporarily Reinstates Deputy PM Balluku
Court temporarily restores Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku to her duties, after the government disputed a court order that had suspended her. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Endrit Shabani Elected as Albania’s Ombudsman in Contested Process
New Ombudsman elected solely with the votes of the ruling majority – a break in tradition – after opposition MPS refused to participate in the vote. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight