Security Cameras Proliferate in Kosovo – and Privacy Complaints Rise
The agency tasked with cracking down on violations of privacy in Kosovo says it can hardly keep up with the number of complaints about security cameras. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
ARTE Europe Weekly: Are We in a New Era of Mass Surveillance?
Facial recognition technology is on the rise - and it can pose a serious risk to privacy. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Despite Being Ousted, Bosnian Serb Leader Dodik Keeps Grip on Power
This year saw a final court verdict convicting Bosnian Serb strongman Milorad Dodik, but far from showcasing how strong Bosnia’s institutions have become, it only underlined their weakness and vulnerability…
Week in Review: Highs and Lows, Twists and Turns
As 2025 draws to a close, our selection of Balkan Insight Premium stories this week takes stock of a turbulent 12 months in the life of the region. KAYNAK: Balkan…
Democracy Digest: EU Summit Agrees €90 Billion Loan to Ukraine Without Central Europe
Elsewhere, tensions in Slovak-Hungarian relations rise over Benes Decrees; Slovakia’s top court declares two pieces of coalition legislation unconstitutional; Polish president to meet Ukrainian counterpart in Warsaw on Friday; and…
North Macedonia in 2025: Deadly Nightclub Blaze Causes Nationwide Grief and Fury
A nightclub fire claiming 63 lives, the biggest tragedy in the country’s recent history, became a major national trauma and triggered protests against deep-seated systemic corruption. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Don’t Blame the Hague Tribunal for Amnesia About War Crimes
Eight years after the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal closed, as the memory of its work fades, new generations know increasingly little about even the worst wartime atrocities. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Confiscating Phones, Serbian Police ‘Nonchalant’ in Terms of Consent
During more than a year of anti-government protests in Serbia, there have been multiple reports of police taking away phones from people detained or questioned, whether they have given consent…
Albania in 2025: Socialists Win Big, Graft Probes Continue
Prime Minister Edi Rama secured a historic fourth term in office and consolidated his rule against a background of ongoing corruption investigations into several politicians from the governing Socialist Party.…
Thompson, Trump and the ‘Deep Church’ Overshadowed Croatia’s Year
The strengthening of the right in Croatia, personified in the music of Marko Perkovic Thompson, has deepened the kind of social fractures that can strengthen radicalism. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight