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…
Three Migrants Die Crossing River on Croatia-Bosnia Border
At least three migrants trying to cross from Bosnia into EU member Croatia drowned after their boat overturned in the River Sava near Slavonski Brod. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Croatia’s Lost Decades: Myths, Mistakes, and the Economics of Transition
A leading Croatian economist busts some of the myths surrounding three decades of economic malaise in Croatia, putting the blame squarely on a failure to adapt to a profoundly changed…
Serbia Convicts Key Witness in Croatian Case Against Wartime General Glavas
Belgrade court sentences Krunoslav Fehir – member of a unit led by Croatian wartime general and war-crime suspect Branimir Glavas – to six months in jail, then releases him as…
Far-Right Parties in Croatia Unite to Fight Next Elections
Four right-wing parties have signed a memorandum on their joint participation in the next parliamentary elections, claiming that it will not be possible to form the next government without them.…
‘I Had to Contribute’: Croatian Doctor Swapped Hospital Ward for Peace Work
BIRN’s series about women’s wartime activism tells the story of Katarina Kruhonja, who quit working as a doctor to become a full-time activist and advocate for reconciliation in conflict-ravaged eastern…
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: December 8, 2025
Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight