Bulgarian Police Act on Voter Fraud Cases Ahead of Election
Ahead of snap general elections on April 19, the authorities are acting on hundreds of reports of people offering cash for votes. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Kosovo Govt Backs Sending Troops to Join Gaza ‘Stabilisation Force’
While global attention is consumed by war in Iran, Pristina government approves sending troops to join mooted International Stabilisation Force, a security and peacekeeping mission in Gaza. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Democracy in Central, Southeast Europe Is Still in Decline: Report
Liberties’ 2026 report identified Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy and Slovakia as five ‘Dismantlers’ in the EU that are actively undermining the rule of law. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Serbian Police Raid on Opposition Party Offices Condemned
Opposition parties slated Sunday night's police raid on the Belgrade HQ of the People's Movement of Serbia as an act of intimidation and repression. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: March 30, 2026
Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
The Left in Central Europe: A Wrong Turn
Across the region, the political left is struggling for survival and relevance, but small pockets of potential remain. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Mandates after Medals: Bulgarian Sport Stars Line Up for Parliament
With public trust in politicians at rock bottom, political parties in Bulgaria are seeking celebrity stardust from the world of sport ahead of elections in April. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Father’s Dying Wish: Albanian Sues Serbia in Strasbourg after Address ‘Erased’
A lawyer for ethnic Albanian Teuta Fazliu says Serbia’s practice of declaring the addresses of ethnic Albanians ‘inactive’ has chilling echoes of the ‘erasure’ of thousands of ethnic minorities in…
Choirboy, Gamer, Waiter… Spy? Alleged Serb Provocateur Surfaces in Moscow
BIRN has located one of the alleged ringleaders of a group of Serbs accused of staging stunts in Paris and Berlin to whip up social tensions on behalf of Russia.…
Russian Disinformation Proliferating Online in Kosovo, BIRN Report Warns
At the launch of a report on Russian and Serbian disinformation in Kosovo, speakers said the country's media and institutions are struggling the respond to fake news, which is becoming…