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
Israel-Linked Spy Scandal Hits at Slovenian Right’s Chances at Polls
Right-wing populist Janez Jansa had the ‘upper hand’ heading into Sunday’s election in Slovenia, but then he admitted meeting a representative of the private Israeli spy firm Black Cube. KAYNAK:…
Slovenian Campaigner Hails ‘Historic’ Advance for Abortion Rights in Europe
Nika Kovac, head of a campaign for safe and free abortion in the EU, tells BIRN that European Commission approval for funding pregnancy terminations abroad for women who can’t access…
We Were Always Here: The Balkans Should Honour Its LGBTQ+ Pioneers
Balkan LGBTQ+ people, both in the region and in the diaspora, are often told that their identities are incompatible. It’s time to hear a different story – and learn more…
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…
Exposing Scams, Probing the Powerful: A Year of BIRN Investigations
As 2026 begins, we look back on some of the most important investigations published by BIRN in its 20th anniversary year – from brutal migrant-smuggling gangs and arms deals with…