Balkan Insight
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BIRN, the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, was established in 2004 as a network of non-governmental organizations promoting freedom of speech, human rights and democratic values in Southern and Eastern Europe. Follow this blog to get news covering politics, society, and business in Balkan region.
Balkan Insight
2d ago
Four Balkan states slipped down the latest press freedom rankings compiled by Reporters Without Borders ..read more
Balkan Insight
2d ago
Clashes broke out on May 1 when protesters tried to defy a ban on gatherings on Istanbul’s iconic Taksim Square ..read more
Balkan Insight
2d ago
Following the example of their Supreme Court colleagues, 17 of 39 judges of the Court of Appeal in Chisinau quit rather than come under the scrutiny of a vetting process ..read more
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2d ago
In a rare interview, Metropolitan Kyrillos of the Ecumenical Patriarchate challenged the validity of a document issued by the Serbian church that granted independence to the Macedonian church and sounded the alarm about its pro-Russian trajectory ..read more
Balkan Insight
2d ago
A year after a mass shooting at a Belgrade school left ten dead, Aidan White, head of the Ethical Journalism Network, says Serbian media made ethical blunders in rushing to publish sensationalist accounts without respecting the young survivors ..read more
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2d ago
Elsewhere, Ode to Joy as Czechia celebrates EU accession; official of Slovak Culture Ministry questions shape of Earth; and Polish farmers end border blockade ..read more
Balkan Insight
3d ago
The Italian port city of Trieste, just across the Yugoslav border, was a popular shopping destination for people seeking branded Western goods – but the fall of socialist Yugoslavia means the younger generation now sees the city very differently ..read more
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3d ago
When Covid ravaged the Balkans, relatively few Kosovars became sick – but those who did were more likely to die. How much longer can a youthful population mask the cracks in the healthcare system ..read more
Balkan Insight
4d ago
Unruly and aggressive religious celebrations are damaging ethnic harmony in the multi-ethnic region - and reminding some of the dangerous atmosphere of the 1990s ..read more
Balkan Insight
4d ago
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 ..read more