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…
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…
Croatia Adds to EU Push for Safe and Accessible Abortion
MPs meet members of an initiative that has collected 1.2 million signtaures, including 65,000 from Croatia, demanding safe and accsssible abortion rights for all women in the EU. KAYNAK: Balkan…
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…
Romanian Magistrates Sound Alarm Over ‘Captured’ Justice System
Authorities pledge to check claims made in a TV documentary, alleging corruption and undue influence in the justice system. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
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…
Learning from Dayton: Lessons for the US, Ukraine… and Bosnia
Experts say Bosnia should follow the example of an oral history project in the US - seeking to draw lessons from the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement and its subsequent implementation.…