Balkan Insight

Charged with corruption, money laundering and concealment of wealth, ex-politician Monika Kryemadhi is rebranding herself as a showbiz celebrity on the Big Brother reality show, but can it keep her out of prison? Read more: balkaninsight.com/2026/03/26/in-…

Relatively few electric cars are to be found on Serbia’s roads, reflecting price concerns, a lack of charging stations and a need for new regulations. Read more: balkaninsight.com/2026/03/26/cos…

In her latest despatch from the US, @dietrologia_ looks at the support shown by Balkan leaders for Donald Trump’s war of choice in Iran and the ties that are starting to bind the American right and Serbs enamoured of MAGA. Read more: balkaninsight.com/2026/03/26/let…

Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos says frontrunner Montenegro will be first country to join the bloc under new safeguards designed to ensure all new members uphold agreed democratic standards. Read more: balkaninsight.com/2026/03/26/mon…

The now-notorious hacker group Homeland Justice claimed that it had breached the computer defences of Albania's postal service following its attack on parliament’s systems earlier this month. Read more: balkaninsight.com/2026/03/26/ira…

🧵Giving victims the chance to share their stories in order to preserve them for future generations is one way we can support them. This is especially important when victims need to be recognised and empowered in a post-conflict society.

In a joint letter to the EU, 18 Turkish and international media and rights groups call for a swifter and easier visa regime for Turkish journalists to relieve their 'professional isolation'. Read more: balkaninsight.com/2026/03/26/eu-…

In her latest despatch from the US, @dietrologia_ looks at the support shown by Balkan leaders for Donald Trump’s war of choice in Iran and the ties that are starting to bind the American right and Serbs enamoured of MAGA. Read more: balkaninsight.com/2026/03/26/let…

Charged with corruption, money laundering and concealment of wealth, ex-politician Monika Kryemadhi is rebranding herself as a showbiz celebrity on the Big Brother reality show, but can it keep her out of prison? Read more: balkaninsight.com/2026/03/26/in-…

Relatively few electric cars are to be found on Serbia’s roads, reflecting price concerns, a lack of charging stations and a need for new regulations. Read more: balkaninsight.com/2026/03/26/cos…

A fight over a plaque on a building in Zamosc where murdered political activist Rosa Luxemburg was said to have been born shows how the past is being weaponised by the newly resurgent right in Poland. Read more: balkaninsight.com/2026/03/25/who…

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. Read more: balkaninsight.com/2026/03/25/mol…

Kosovo’s Constitutional Court said it has overturned President Vjosa Osmani’s verdict to dissolve parliament and gave MPs 34 more days to try to choose a head of state and avoid new snap elections. Read more: balkaninsight.com/2026/03/25/kos…

Croatian film director Igor Seregi says his film about a culture clash between two families is a hit because Croats and Serbs can see the funny side to their well-known differences. Read more: balkaninsight.com/2026/03/25/why…

An appeals court upheld the verdict jailing the former Socialist Party mayor of Himara, Jorgo Goro, who was at the centre of a political storm during a controversial election in 2023. Read more: balkaninsight.com/2026/03/25/alb…

Rights groups hail 'important day' as parliament adopts new law that significantly strengthens protection of women victims of gender-based violence. Read more: balkaninsight.com/2026/03/25/rom…

Why are reparations important, and how do they help survivors? This was one of the topics at @BIRN_Network's and @mnemonicorg's workshop in Sarajevo for the region’s youth, dedicated to transitional justice and archiving: birn.eu.com/news-and-event…

Turkey’s Ministry of Health has banned Larin Kayatas, the country’s first openly trans woman doctor, from practising and has dismissed her from her post for a second time, Kayatas announced on Tuesday. Read more: balkaninsight.com/2026/03/25/tur…

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. balkaninsight.com/2026/03/25/mol…

A fight over a plaque on a building in Zamosc where murdered political activist Rosa Luxemburg was said to have been born shows how the past is being weaponised by the newly resurgent right in Poland. balkaninsight.com/2026/03/25/who…