The Hungarians Saying ‘No’ to EV Battery Factories in Their Backyards
Viktor Orban wants to use the EU’s "green transition” to make Hungary great again, but his embrace of a dirty industry has sparked grassroots resistance. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Earthquakes, Strikes and Legal Scandals Hit Greece in 2025
With seismic shocks in the Aegean Sea, spyware and corruption accusations in the courts and farmers blocking highways with their tractors, Greece has a turbulent year. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
How Serbia’s Government Spent the Year Trying to Dodge an Election
The entire year in Serbia was shaped by the actions of the protest movement led by students - and by the desperate attempts of Aleksandar Vucic’s administration to relieve itself…
Romania’s Dark History Offers Lessons About Far Right’s Global Rise
Historian Raul Carstocea explains the historical and political background behind the rise of right-wing movements and the reasons for their growing public support in Romania and elsewhere. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Kosovo’s 2025 Ends as it Began, at the Ballot Box
Something for the curiosity books: voters in Kosovo have been called to parliamentary polls twice within the calendar year after politicians failed to form a government after the first, in…
Truth Under Pressure: Montenegrin Reporter Who Defied the Regime’s Narrative
Milka Tadic Mijovic was fired for her critical reporting about Serbian nationalist leader Slobodan Milosevic – so she started her own magazine, committed to telling uncomfortable truths about the Yugoslav…
Bulgaria’s Protests are Challenging the Ethnic Political Party Model
Turks and Roma are taking part in nationwide protests in Bulgaria, publicly challenging decades of accepted wisdom that minority identity must be mediated through a single ethnic party. KAYNAK: Balkan…
The US’s Hostility to Europe Threatens to Sell Out Ukraine and its Eastern Flank
Trump’s ‘peace plan’ for Ukraine and the National Security Strategy treat European sovereignty with similar double standards. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
In Croatia in 2025, the Right Rises – and So Do Prices
There was success for the centre-right HDZ at local elections this year and a headline-grabbing mega-gig by nationalist singer Thompson, while consumers angry about the cost of living tried to…
In Bosnia, a Long Journey Home for a Beloved Brother’s Body
Dragomir Bursac went to work in Croatia in 1991 – and vanished in the Yugoslav wars. The discovery of his remains far away in Bosnia allowed for a funeral that…