Monday Briefing from the Balkans: February 16, 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
Week in Review: Commitment, Stasis and the Epstein Effect
An unfolding scandal of global proportions combines with eventful developments in the region in our selection of Balkan Insight Premium stories this week. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Catch-22: Tensions with Croatia Cloud Serbia’s Search for Non-Russian Gas
Analysts say it would be quicker and easier for Serbia to get liquid natural gas from Croatia rather than Greece. But relations between the governments in Belgrade and Zagreb have…
As One Door Closes, Another Opens: Chinese Migrants Crossing the Balkans
Their chances of settling in the United States increasingly bleak, a growing number of Chinese nationals are travelling visa-free to Serbia or Bosnia and Herzegovina and crossing into the European…
Letter From Brussels: The Epstein Effect Hits Europe
In her latest monthly dispatch from Brussels, Gjeraqina Tuhina looks at the ripple-effects of the Jeffrey Epstein saga, while Serbia falls behind on the long march to EU accession. KAYNAK:…
Balkans Seeing ‘Serious Stagnation’ in Tackling Corruption: Transparency International
As Transparency International releases its latest corruption perception index, the watchdog’s Lidija Prokic tells BIRN that anti-graft drives have faltered across the Western Balkans – in Serbia especially. KAYNAK: Balkan…
Record Marijuana Busts Spark Political Rows in North Macedonia, Serbia
Major seizures of drugs in North Macedonia and Serbia – allegedly involving crops grown legally but diverted for trafficking – have raised questions about the medical marijuana industry and caused…
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: February 9, 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
BIRN Reality Check: Can Serbia Really Claim Commitment to EU Accession?
When it comes to Serbia’s European Union accession prospects, actions speak louder than words. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Kosovo Condemns Serbia’s Arrest of Ethnic Albanian War Crimes Suspect
Foreign Ministry protests arrest on Serbian border of Kosovo Albanian Mitehat Llozhani – suspected by the Serbian authorities of having been a guerrilla who committed war crimes. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight