Greek Farmers Block Roads as Costs and Culls Hit Rural Livelihoods
Greek farmers are blocking roads and customs points to press their demands for state aid, tax breaks, and a plan for ‘tomorrow’ for a sector in crisis. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Serbia is Stalling Citizenship for Some Russians, Leaving Them Stateless
While handing out ‘special interest’ passports to Kremlin-connected Russians, Serbia has quietly stalled the citizenship applications of many ordinary Russian nationals, leaving some effectively stateless. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
New Czech Government to Follow CEE Trend of Targeting NGOs
The difficult operating environment for NGOs in the region is about to get worse as Czechia under Andrej Babis’s populist coalition looks set to join Hungary, Slovakia and Serbia in…
‘De-Risking?’ Port Investments Put Greece at Centre of US-China Rivalry
With Piraeus port already in Chinese hands and the US bankrolling an expansion of Elefsina, experts argue that Greece must be careful to defend its strategic autonomy. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Turkish Military Plane Crash Exposes Air Force Crisis
Without fifth-generation aircraft, Turkey’s ageing air force risks falling behind its rivals in the region. Forty new Eurofighters won’t change that, say experts. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Serbian Oil Refinery Suspends Production Due to US Sanctions
A refinery that supplies most of the Serbian market has halted work due to US sanctions imposed on the mainly Russian-owned company NIS over the war against Ukraine. KAYNAK: Balkan…
Defendants Plead Not Guilty in North Macedonia Nightclub Fire Trial
All 35 defendants and the representatives of the three companies who are being tried for the deadly fire at the Pulse nightclub in Kocani in March pleaded not guilty. KAYNAK:…
As Serbia’s Students Continue Fighting, the EU Keeps Drowning in its Own Irrelevance
The students’ refusal to frame their struggle in explicitly pro-EU terms is not mere indifference – it is the expression of a generational break. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
The Keyholder: Guarding the Secrets of a Greek City’s Ancient Jewish Cemetery
A retired merchant in his nineties holds the keys to the oldest Jewish cemetery in Europe - and to centuries of Jewish history in Greece. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
‘Hope Dies Last’: The Bosnian Wartime Sexual Violence Survivor Fighting for Justice
In the second of BIRN’s series about women’s wartime activism, Midheta Kaloper explains how she survived sexual violence during the Bosnian war and now helps other survivors to fight for…