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…
On Moldova’s Border with Ukraine, Russian Drones Shatter Residents’ Nerves
With no end to the four-year war in sight, Russian attacks on Ukraine are unsettling the eastern regions of neighbouring Moldova, where locals have repeatedly been disturbed by stray drones…
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…
Romania to Buy Strategic Danube Port in Moldova
State-owned Port of Constanta is set to acquire Giurgiulesti International Free Port from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, consolidating Romania’s role as a logistics hub. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Moldova Convicts Three of Attending Subversion Camps in Bosnia, Serbia
A court in Chinsinau convicted three Moldovan citizens of participating in Russian-led training camps in Bosnia and Serbia in 2024 in order to incite unrest and disrupt elections at home.…
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…
Moldova Braces for Retaliation as it Exits Ex-Soviet CIS Bloc
Quitting the Russian-dominated Commonwealth of Independent States was long expected – and reflects Moldova’s commitment to a future inside the European Union – but Moscow will want to respond. KAYNAK:…