Romania Commemorates Political Prisoners of Communist Regime
President urges Romanians to remember ‘courage of those who turned suffering into dignity’ under Communist rule. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Poland’s Military Boom Is Running on Borrowed Money – and Borrowed Time
Poland is financing the “strongest land army in Europe” on debt, shrinking personnel and a repayment schedule that collides with the very years NATO expects the threat from Russia to…
As UN Considers Fate of Hague Court Archives, Kosovo Seeks Equal Access
As the United Nations looks at relocating the vast archives compiled by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, non-UN member Kosovo is pushing for better access in order…
Belinda Balluku: Albanian PM’s Loyal Ally at Centre of Political Firestorm
The criminal charges facing former Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku have dominated headlines in Albania for months – prompting her boss, Edi Rama, to pick a fight with the judiciary.…
Croatia Resumes Compulsory Military Service After Almost 20-Year Break
First conscripts arrive at barracks for two months of basic training, as Croatia's government reintroduces obligatory military service almost two decades after it was abolished. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Albanian Ruling Party Refuses to Support Lifting of Former Deputy PM’s Immunity
Ahead of a vote in parliament on Thursday, the ruling Socialists reject a prosecution request to support lifting the immunity of dismissed former Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku, allowing for…
Montenegro’s New Security Laws ‘Expand Political Influence Over Police’
Opposition parties and rights groups say law amendments pushed through under the banner of European integration tighten government control over the security sector. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: March 9, 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
Presidency Dispute Leaves Kosovo at a Crossroads Between Progress and Confrontation
The battle over the election of a new president has laid bare a political culture in which procedural rules are being weaponised to bring constitutional processes to a halt. KAYNAK:…
Transnistria Feels the Heat as Moldova Pushes Harder for Reintegration
Moldova is tightening screws on breakaway Transnistria – now struggling with an energy crisis – but success in ousting Russian ‘peacekeepers’ from the region will depend in part on the…