Ahead of Serbia's crucial elections this month, members of a commission tasked with bringing order to the electoral roll say they were ‘obstructed’ by authorities.

As Prime Minister Edi Rama rules out resignation in response to violent protests, a political solution is needed to calm the unrest, experts argue.

Since 2023, the Serbian foreign ministry has channelled more than 250,000 euros to Serb diaspora organisations whose activities and public statements dovetail with the right-wing policies and ...

Our selection of Balkan Insight Premium stories this week takes a look at salacious tales making unpleasant headlines, political deals being mooted and insiders spilling secrets.

Semitic and pro-Hitler chants before match against Ajax trigger arrests and draw condemnation from government and Israeli embassy.

After the capital endured a third night of violent clashes between student-led protesters and police, Edi Rama vowed not to bow to the demands for him to quit.

The dominance of pro-government TV channels, while commercial pressures squeeze critical media outlets, shows how uneven the media landscape has become ahead of the October 25 elections.

A groundbreaking book about the UN’s tribunal in The Hague shifts the focus from war criminals on trial to the hidden workforce that powered the court.

As a noose tightens on one of Turkey’s last remaining independent TV channels, the transformation of a once diverse media sector into a ‘univocal government-dominated ecosystem’ is almost total.

Croatian leaders dismiss Belgrade's protest note accusing Zagreb of meddling in looming elections and suggest Serbia's under-pressure ruling party is using the claim to mobilise voters.

Prime Minister Albin Kurti announces plan to move ahead with stalled changes to civil legislation as opposition MP attacks provisions deemed hostile to 'traditional family values' such as same-sex ...