BIRN Reality Check: Can Serbia Really Claim Commitment to EU Accession?
When it comes to Serbia’s European Union accession prospects, actions speak louder than words. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Week in Review: Saviours, Crypto Fugitives and Unlikely Friendships
A Canadian on the run in Bosnia, an Albanian’s controversial jaunt to Israel and a Brit looking to the Balkans for possible salvation – this week’s selection of Balkan Insight…
ARTE Europe Weekly: Are the EU’s New Trade Deals Enough to Survive Trump’s Tariffs?
With Donald Trump in the White House, Europe's largest trading partner is becoming an unreliable ally - so the EU is looking to forge new trade alliances. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Democracy Digest: Poland to Probe Possible Epstein Links to Russian Intelligence
Elsewhere, Hungary government pushes Budapest to brink of bankruptcy; reports suggest Czech PM’s conflicts of interest not quite resolved; Tusk makes Ukraine trip in show of Polish support; and Slovak…
Cattle Wagon-Turned-Museum Chronicles Kosovo Albanians’ Deportations
BIRN’s second Reporting House museum in Pristina tells the stories of Kosovo Albanians who found refuge in North Macedonia after Serbian forces deported them on trains in 1999. KAYNAK: Balkan…
Bosnian Serbs Again Choose New President Amid Glaring Evidence of Electoral Abuses
The repeat vote for the presidency of Bosnia’s Serb-run Republika Srpska entity has again revealed a wider crisis of electoral integrity. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Tailormade Tenders: The Public Grants and Contracts of a Serbian Minister’s Sister
As Serbia’s EU integration minister, Nemanja Starovic, climbed the ruling party ladder, his sister simultaneously benefitted from more than 200,000 euros worth of public tenders and grants. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
‘Doing Good to Feel Good’: Using Tech to Help Kosovo Progress
In the first of BIRN’s series about war-displaced people’s enduring connections to their home countries, Nik Shala explains how his computer skills, honed as a teenage refugee in Finland, are…
Cool as Ice: How a Bosnian Olympian Braved a System Loaded Against Him
Mirza Nikolajev’s dream of competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics was derailed by a fraction of a second and lack of funds. His struggle on the luge track reflects the…
Albania Arrests 20 for Toxic Waste-Trafficking to Thailand
The suspects are among 33 people accused of involvement in shipping a cargo of dangerous industrial waste from Albania to Thailand. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight