Russian Despatch: Looking for a New Orban in the Balkans
Moscow has lost its main ally inside the EU with the defeat of Hungary’s Viktor Orban. Can the victory of Bulgaria’s Rumen Radev provide the Kremlin with a new disruptor…
Magyar Signals Shake-Up of Orban-Era Networks Beyond Hungary’s Borders
How ruthless or pragmatic will Hungary’s incoming prime minister be? We may get more of an idea this week when he meets with the pro-Orban leader of Romania’s ethnic Hungarian…
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: April 20, 2026
Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Data Privacy Threats Persist Across Balkans and Turkey
BIRN’s monthly update on digital rights and safety in the Western Balkans and Turkey highlights the most significant scams, data leaks, bomb threats and sexist and homophobic attacks across the…
BIRN Reality Check: ‘Property Sold’ – Kosovo’s Cadastral Records Still Stuck in Serbia
Fifteen years after it committed to do so, Serbia has yet to give Kosovo scanned copies of the cadastral records it seized at the end of the 1998-99 war, leaving…
Laws Shelved, Lives in Limbo: The Legal Insecurity of Balkan Same-Sex Couples
Same-sex couples in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina are still waiting for legal security in the event of sickness, unemployment, bereavement and parenthood. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
In Albania, Is Tailor-Made Legislation Being Written for Tycoons?
New legal amendments allowing ‘strategic investors’ to develop port facilities at tourist resorts without competitive tenders represent the latest custom-written legislation brought in by Edi Rama’s government to benefit big…
ARTE Europe Weekly: Why is Europe’s Public Media Under Threat?
European public service broadcasters are under growing political and financial pressure, while also having to contend with fake news and propaganda. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Week in Review: Big Changes and Steep Climbs
A momentous election spells change not just for Hungary but also for much of the Western Balkans, as our selection of Balkan Insight Premium stories this week highlights. KAYNAK: Balkan…
‘A New Orban’? Bulgarian Ex-President Eyes Big General Election Win
The Progressive Bulgaria party of former Bulgarian President Rumen Radev is poised to win big in the EU member state’s eighth general election since 2021, stirring fears of a tilt…