Conflicting Goals Threaten the Kurdish Peace Process in Turkey
The big event in Turkey in 2025 was the peace process to end the decades-long Kurdish issue. But unless the government stops trying to use the issue of imprisoned Kurdish…
Albania‘s Constitutional Court Temporarily Reinstates Deputy PM Balluku
Court temporarily restores Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku to her duties, after the government disputed a court order that had suspended her. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Endrit Shabani Elected as Albania’s Ombudsman in Contested Process
New Ombudsman elected solely with the votes of the ruling majority – a break in tradition – after opposition MPS refused to participate in the vote. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Week in Review: Between Optimism and Gridlock
Our selection of Premium stories this week brings a note of optimism that some long-standing problems and deadlocks could be resolved in the near future, tempered with an inevitable dose…
ARTE Europe Weekly: Is Water Being Sacrificed For Profit?
The EU‘s new Water Resilience Strategy is raising concerns among environmentalists about the future protection of a precious resource. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Democracy Digest: Babis Appointed Czech PM But Fate of Motorists’ Turek Unclear
Elsewhere, legislative chaos as Slovak government rams through laws and president wields veto; yet another scandal in Hungary exposes government’s hollow ‘child-friendly’ narrative; and Poland invited to become first in…
‘The Deepest Wound’: Playing Politics with the Missing from the Kosovo War
Arbenita Muhaxheri has spent most of her life wondering what happened to her mother after she was stopped at a Serbian checkpoint in 1999 during the Kosovo war. A deal…
New Chief Chosen for Albania’s Anti-Corruption Prosecution
Albania‘s High Prosecution Council chooses Klodian Braho as new head of the Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organised Crime - a body with the tough task of tackling high-level graft.…
Kosovo’s Political Crisis Fuels Calls For New Funding Model for Public Broadcaster
Without a functioning parliament to approve funding, some 700 employees of Kosovo’s public broadcaster were twice left without pay this year, underscoring the need for a new funding model not…
‘The Biggest Fight is With the State,’ Says Albanian Eco-Warrior
Environmentalist Ardian Koci was awarded the 2025 EuroNatur Award for his campaigning conservation work in Albania – but he had already left the country after being fired by the Environment…