Migrant Workers in Romania: Dreams of Freedom Exploited for Profit
Work visas provide little protection for migrant workers in Romania; many end up moving on or returning home to escape exploitation. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Serbian Judicial Changes Accused of Weakening Fight Against Corruption
The EU and Serbian lawyers warned that legal changes will undermine the independence of the courts and investigations into organised crime and official corruption. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Follow the Money: Why the EU, Not China, Matters Most to Serbia and Georgia
The leaders of Serbia and Georgia like to talk up the economic importance of partnership with China, but it’s the EU that counts, whether they like it or not. KAYNAK:…
ARTE Europe Weekly: Will We Be Able to Ski in a +2°C World?
Climate change is putting pressure on the winter sports tourism industry across Europe. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Montenegro Videotape Scandal Highlights Issue of Image-Based Sexual Abuse
Allegations that a former presidential adviser threatened a government lawyer with the release of private sexually explicit material have put the spotlight on so-called ’revenge porn‘ and the use of…
Week in Review: Plots, Twists and Chaos
Expecting the unexpected seems to be the name of the game in both global politics and the domestic politics of the region, as 2026 kicks off with a few unexpected…
Canadian Crypto Fugitive Slips Dragnet in Serbia, Surfaces in Bosnia
Case files obtained by BIRN and Canada’s CBC document the globe-trotting lifestyle of a Canadian maths whizz who went to ground in 2021, allegedly with tens of millions of dollars…
Democracy Digest: Slovak PM Denies Describing Trump as ‘Dangerous’
Elsewhere, Hungarian minister denies his remark about Roma cleaning toilets was racist; more objects enter Polish airspace from direction of Belarus; and Czech president leaks foreign minister’s ‘blackmail’ texts. KAYNAK:…
‘That Day, The War Started’: Bosnian Cameraman’s Chilling Footage of Kosovo Killing
Sarajevo cameraman Sulejman Mulaomerovic recalls filming the killing of a 16-year-old Albanian girl in Kosovo in 1990 and the ripple-effects that followed. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Unlikely Friendship: Albanian PM Eyes Potential Gains From Israel Alliance
Critics accused Edi Rama of overlooking Palestinian suffering during his recent visit to Israel. But both he and his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, see advantages in a closer relationship. KAYNAK:…