Week in Review: Big Changes and Steep Climbs
A momentous election spells change not just for Hungary but also for much of the Western Balkans, as our selection of Balkan Insight Premium stories this week highlights. KAYNAK: Balkan…
Contaminated River: Russia’s Attacks on Ukraine Pollute Moldova’s Water Supply
A Russian bombing of a Ukrainian hydropower plant caused petrol to leak into the Dniester river, a crucial source of water for Moldova – and while a clean-up is underway,…
Week in Review: Alignment, Collision and Scandal
From a political spying scandal to MAGA alignment and a brewing collision with the law, selection of BIRN Premium stories this week makes for an exciting read. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Moldova Legislates Against Online Abuse, But Threat Keeps Growing
A new law in Moldova explicitly recognises digital violence as a criminal offence, but the threat to women and children keeps growing in parallel with technology. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Week in Review: The Wheel of Fortune
Our selection of Balkan Insight Premium stories this week takes a look at the changing fortunes, power dynamics and neighbourly relations of countries and politicians in south-east Europe. KAYNAK: Balkan…
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…
With No Peace in Sight, Europe’s Ukrainian Refugees Yearn for Home
Four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, some of the Ukrainians who fled the conflict are struggling to integrate in their host countries, while anti-refugee sentiments have risen…
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: February 2, 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
Letter from Washington: Trump Scores Big on Small Balkan Playing Field
Keen to show loyalty to the US president, some Balkan states signed up to Donald Trump’s contentious ‘Board of Peace’. Others, meanwhile, are looking to the US for new business…
Week in Review: Big Ambitions, Hard Realities
Our reporters this week continued to look at what 2026 holds in store for the countries of Southeast Europe and the Balkans. Read more in our selection of Balkan Insight…