Romania Adopts Cost-Cutting Budget Despite Coalition Tensions
Parliament passes tough budget restricting public spending, as battle continues to reduce country’s concerningly high budget deficit. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Montenegro ‘Marks New Milestone’ on Path to EU Membership
Montenegro has closed another EU accession negotiating chapter – a further step forward in the country’s bid to join the bloc, EU and Montenegrin officials said. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Croatia in 2026: A Window for Reform – But Will It Be Used?
What could be a calm political year in the country presents a rare chance to push ahead with much-needed reforms, if the will is there. But inflation – and football…
‘Fiscal Peace’: Albanian Amnesty for Tax-Dodging Businesses Branded Unfair and Opaque
Albania’s government is poised to waive business tax debts more than a decade old, as part of what it says is a reset in relations between the tax authorities and…
BIRN Reality Check: Romania Misses Target in Cutting Public Deficit
Official pledges to rein in the surging public deficit have so far fallen well short of expectations, according to data and EU assessments. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Letter From Washington: The US Just Blasted Balkan Authoritarians – Or Did It?
The recently-passed Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act shows that some US lawmakers still care about the region. But it doesn’t mean that Donald Trump is going to tell Aleksandar…
From Discontent to Regime Collapse, Bulgaria Had a Rollercoaster Year
2025 started with a new government and ended with a surge of unrest causing the government’s unexpected fall – overshadowing Bulgaria’s long-awaited accession to the Eurozone. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
‘De-Risking?’ Port Investments Put Greece at Centre of US-China Rivalry
With Piraeus port already in Chinese hands and the US bankrolling an expansion of Elefsina, experts argue that Greece must be careful to defend its strategic autonomy. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight