Canadian Crypto Fugitive Slips Dragnet in Serbia, Surfaces in Bosnia
Case files obtained by BIRN and Canada’s CBC document the globe-trotting lifestyle of a Canadian maths whizz who went to ground in 2021, allegedly with tens of millions of dollars…
What Would Russia Do if Vucic Lost Power in Serbia
Moscow would like its partner Aleksandar Vucic’s administration to remain in place – but as events in Venezuela and Syria have shown, its response to unwelcome upheavals is usually pragmatic.…
US Company Carlyle May Buy Sanctioned Lukoil’s Balkan Assets
Likely sale of the foreign assets of the US-sanctioned Russian oil giant will have important consequences for fuel supplies in Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
From Georgia to Serbia, Surveillance is Being Weaponised Against Dissent
As they veer from the path of European Union integration, governments in Georgia and Serbia have both wielded invasive surveillance technology against pro-democracy protesters. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Serbian Historian’s Life of Resistance Comes Full Circle
Serbian historian and anti-war activist Dubravka Stojanovic compares student protests against Slobodan Milosevic in 1996 with the anti-government demonstrations of today. 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…
Truckers Across Western Balkans Block Borders Over New EU Travel Rules
Freight operators from Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and North Macedonia block goods traffic at border crossings, protesting over new EU EES rules that limit their stay in the Schengen area to…
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: January 26, 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
Environmental Crime in North Macedonia and Serbia Too Often Unpunished
A lack of training, capacity and legislative reform are conspiring to let perpetrators of environmental crime in Serbia and North Macedonia off the hook. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Kosovo and Serbia Kick Off Joint Commission on Missing Persons
More than two years since the deal was made, EU Special Representative announces that Serbia and Kosovo's negotiators have finally agreed to form a joint commission to help find more…