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Rival Religious Festivals Spark Tensions in Serbia’s Sandzak Region

Unruly and aggressive religious celebrations are damaging ethnic harmony in the multi-ethnic region – and reminding some of the dangerous atmosphere of the 1990s.

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20 Years in the EU: Hungary Rues Missed Opportunities

A new generation of street protestors decry how Orban has failed to fully realise an opportunity rarely seen in Hungary’s 1,100-year history: a chance to become a successful European country.

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Boys Preferred: Sex-Selective Abortion Still Happening in the Balkans

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Serbia Names US-Sanctioned, Pro-Russian Politicians as Ministers

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Greek Consumers Urged not to Fall for ‘Beauty Treatment’ Scammers

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20 Years in the EU: Poland Pulls Up Chair at the Top Table

Analysis

Albania Sees Rise in Killings, Crime Starting from Toxic Online Content

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Serbia Names US-Sanctioned, Pro-Russian Politicians as Ministers

Serbian Prime Minister-designate Milos Vucevic named two pro-Russian, US-sanctioned politicians as members of his new cabinet, which will also include a far-right party leader.

Britain Extradites Controversial Montenegrin Businessman Wanted for Graft

Dusko Knezevic, once a close ally of former President Milo Djukanovic, was extradited to Montenegro to face charges of involvement in corrupt financial deals.

Bosnian Serb Nationalist Indicted for Genocide Denial

Greek Court Convicts Six of Negligence over Wildfire Deaths

Wanted Romanian Prince Detained at Maltese Resort

Media Freedom Near ‘Breaking Point’ in Many EU Countries, Says Liberties Survey

Rival Religious Festivals Spark Tensions in Serbia’s Sandzak Region

20 Years in the EU: Hungary Rues Missed Opportunities

Serbia Names US-Sanctioned, Pro-Russian Politicians as Ministers

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Democracy Digest: Orban Opens CPAC as Radical Right Comes to Town

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Poll Finds Concerns About Media Freedom on the Rise in Slovakia and Hungary

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‘Like North Korea’: Ukrainian Men in Poland Express Anger at Consular Service Suspension

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May 1, 2024

Rival Religious Festivals Spark Tensions in Serbia’s Sandzak Region

Unruly and aggressive religious celebrations are damaging ethnic harmony in the multi-ethnic region – and reminding some of the dangerous atmosphere of the 1990s.

May 1, 2024

20 Years in the EU: Hungary Rues Missed Opportunities

A new generation of street protestors decry how Orban has failed to fully realise an opportunity rarely seen in Hungary’s 1,100-year history: a chance to become a successful European country.

April 30, 2024

Boys Preferred: Sex-Selective Abortion Still Happening in the Balkans

In some parts of the Balkans, particularly among Albanians, a practice of selective abortion continues to cause a disbalance in the ratio of boys to girls born each year.

April 30, 2024

Greek Consumers Urged not to Fall for ‘Beauty Treatment’ Scammers

Self-proclaimed ‘beauty clinics’ in Greece are scamming unwitting consumers out of huge sums of money, often evading sanction despite leaving some of their clients scarred for life.

April 29, 2024

Media Freedom Near ‘Breaking Point’ in Many EU Countries, Says Liberties Survey

Given the pattern that where the rule of law is eroding, so too is media freedom, it’s unsurprising CEE member states figure highly in the report.

April 29, 2024

20 Years in the EU: Poland Pulls Up Chair at the Top Table

Despite a slow start and tussles over the rule of law, a war next door and a newly formed liberal-democratic government are encouraging Polish ambitions of a leadership role in the bloc.

April 25, 2024

Week in Review: Tough Dilemmas and Questionable Motives

A string of elections, parliamentary committees and arbitration processes pose tough choices for those entangled as well as opening the question of motives driving developments, yet not all is bleak in the Balkans.