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Letter from Washington: US Seeks to Score Material Goals in the Balkans
Jovana DjurovicWashington DCBIRNJuly 28, 202608:07The Trump administration is now making it clear that it sees the…
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Left High and Dry: Drought Exposes Central Europe’s Water Crisis
Edit Inotai and Jules EisenchteterBudapest, PragueBIRNJuly 28, 202608:08As drought intensifies, water management and retention have become critical for the landlocked countries of Czechia, Hungary and Slovakia. Yet…
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On Albania’s Adriatic Coast, Tourism Ambitions Put at Risk by Pollution
Fjori SinorukaTiranaBIRNJuly 28, 202608:06Litter, construction debris and untreated wastewater are conspiring to…
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What’s Driving the Real-Estate Price Surges in Eastern and South-East Europe?
Velimir SonjeZagrebBIRNJuly 27, 202615:28Real estate prices have surged because housing supply has failed to keep pace…
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North Macedonia Mourns Much-Loved Actor Goce Todorovski
Actor Goce Todorovski has died aged 75, his family and the Drama Theatre in Skopje, where he spent most of his career,…
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Monday Briefing from the Balkans: July 27, 2026
ReviewMonday Briefing from the Balkans: July 27, 2026BIRNAthens, Belgrade, Bucharest, Osijek, Sarajevo, SkopjeBIRNJuly…
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The Digital Front of Albania’s ‘Flamingo Revolution’
Megi ReciTiranaBIRNJuly 27, 202607:54Since end-May, anti-government protests in Albania have evolved into the largest…
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North Macedonia’s Judiciary ‘Nearing Collapse’, Rights Monitor Warns
Vasko MagleshovSkopjeBIRNJuly 27, 202607:53Fair trials advocate Ivana Petkovska tells BIRN that political interference…
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Child Maintenance Systems Failing Single Mothers in the Balkans and Beyond
Katarina BaleticBelgradeBIRNJuly 27, 202607:53In many cases, men separated or divorced from their partners are failing…
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Serbian Flag on Cocaine Haul from Ecuador is a Clue – Not Proof
Sasa DjordjevicBelgradeBIRNJuly 24, 202618:05The Serbian flag displayed on packages of cocaine doesn’t prove the…
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Law and Justice Suffers Split Ahead of Poland’s 2027 Election
EPA/RADEK PIETRUSZKA Following a months-long power struggle, more than 30 MPs – including former prime minister…
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Week in Review: A Fighting Spirit
ReviewWeek in Review: A Fighting SpiritMilos DamnjanovicBelgradeBIRNJuly 24, 202615:36From Albania’s ‘Flamingo…
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Turkey Gets New Main Opposition Party Following Opposition Split
Photo: EPA/STRINGER Former party chairman Ozgur Ozel announced on Friday that he and 90 lawmakers had resigned from…
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Fake Social Media Accounts Target Albania Protest Supporters
Vladimir KarajTiranaBIRNJuly 24, 202608:34Prime Minister Edi Rama has blamed social media algorithms for fuelling the…
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Democracy Digest: Russian Hackers Linked to FSB Target Slovakia
Slovakia has become a target of cyber operations linked to the Russian security services. Although the Slovak…
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The Biggest Question Is Not Hungary’s Next President but Its Next Constitution
Bea BakóPecBIRNJuly 24, 202608:00Hungary’s PM fired the president, fulfilling a campaign pledge to remove ‘Fidesz…
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Drone Down: Someone’s Messing with Satnav Signals over Protest-Hit Serbia
Aleksa TesicBelgradeBIRNJuly 24, 202607:45BIRN has documented at least 25 incidents of satellite navigation…
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Albanian Protesters Clash With Police at Rally Outside Parliament
The clash started when police tried to push a barricade forwards several metres to stop protesters from throwing eggs…
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Hungarian PM’s Presidential Gambit Fails as Polgar Declines Nomination
EPA/Attila Kovacs “The responsibility is entirely mine,” Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar admitted on Monday…
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No Licence, No Worries: How Bosnia’s Private Healthcare Clinics Flout the Rules
Branka MrkicLjubuskiBIRNJuly 15, 202608:00BIRN looks inside the ‘wild west’ of private healthcare in Bosnia and…
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Bosnian Serb Officer’s Plea for Release from Jail Rejected Again
The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague has yet again rejected a request from…
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More Than Memories: Srebrenica Survivor’s Family Photos Depict a Lost Childhood
Lamija GreboPotocariBIRNJuly 8, 202607:55Nirha Efendic was 16 when her father and brother were killed in 1995.…
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Hollywood Epic’s Black Helen of Troy Shifts US Culture Wars to Ancient Greece
Eleni StamatoukouAthensBIRNJuly 8, 202607:55The casting of a black actor as the legendary beauty in Christopher…
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In Albania, Public Sector Political Hires are Undermining Democracy
Drini ImamiTiranaBIRNJune 26, 202607:49The current protests reflect frustration with a clientelist system that rewards…
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After ‘Unnecessary’ Polls, Kosovo Parties Ponder How to Avoid Another Crisis
Xhorxhina Bami and Shqipron XhemaPristinaBIRNJune 26, 202607:49After snap elections failed to transform the…
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‘Milestone’ Opening for Moldova’s EU Talks – But Harder Work Lies Ahead
Madalin NecsutuChisinauBIRNJune 26, 202607:48Accession talks opened in a celebratory atmosphere in Brussels this…
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Democracy Digest: Ukraine Recovery Conference in Poland Overshadowed by Diplomatic Rift
A historical dispute between Ukraine and Poland has overshadowed the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdansk, with…
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Montenegro Bars Entry to 87 Serbian Nationals Ahead of Summit
Montenegro has barred 87 Serbian nationals from entering the country ahead of the EU-Western Balkans Summit. The…
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Romania’s President Struggles to Name PM as Political Deadlock Persists
Romania's President Nicusor Dan is facing challenges in naming a new prime minister following the collapse of the…
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