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Storms Damage Ancient Montenegrin Coastal Town of Ulcinj
Weeks of heavy rain and storms have inflicted serious damage to the centuries-old town walls of Ulcinj and the nearby beach resort of Ada Bojana.
Turkish President Adds More Palaces to his Luxury Homes
Not content with the vast new presidential palace built in Ankara after he became head of state in 2014 – and two other palaces – President Erdogan is to get two more, despite the dire economic situatin in the country.
Turkish President Adds More Palaces to his Luxury Homes
Not content with the vast new presidential palace built in Ankara after he became head of state in 2014 – and two other palaces – President Erdogan is to get two more, despite the dire economic situatin in the country.
Former Kosovo Police Officer Found Dead in Forest
A former Kosovo policeman, Fadil Syleviqi, who had been accused of working with the Serbian police authorities during wartime, was found dead in a wooded area near the capital Pristina.
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January 18, 2021
COVID-19 Pandemic Makes LGBT Lives in Turkey More Difficult
The fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has been felt acutely by Turkey’s LGBT community, in terms of employment, income, hate speech, violence and discrimination.
January 18, 2021
Poland’s PiS-poor media
The governing Law and Justice party is stepping up its long-threatened takeover of Poland’s commercial media sector.
January 18, 2021
Talk of ‘Theocracy’ in Montenegro Merely Reveals Elite Ignorance
Claims that Montenegro is either becoming a ‘theocracy’ or sliding into ‘clerico-fascism’ are based on a fundamental misunderstanding of what such concepts really mean.
January 15, 2021
Democracy under Threat: America and Balkans Are in This Together
America’s political turmoil should convince the new administration to double down on its fight for democracy abroad, just as it gears up to do so at home.
January 15, 2021
Montenegro in 2021: Sink or Swim for Disparate Ruling Partners
The coming year could prove the biggest test of Montenegro’s new government, the first in 30 years without the Democratic Party of Socialists.
January 15, 2021
Democracy Digest: Vaccination Programs Grind Slowly On
The vaccination programs are causing splits in the Slovak coalition, further unpopularity for the Czech prime minister, investigations by Polish media and EU-blaming in Hungary.
December 31, 2020
Year in Review: 2020 – Never a Dull Moment, But Best Forgotten
It may have been a year that most people will want to forget, but there was no shortage of drama and excitement in 2020 in the Balkans. We take a look back at the year through some of the best Premium stories published.
January 15, 2021
Balkan Insight’s Week in Pictures
January 8, 2021
Balkan Insight’s Week in Pictures
December 29, 2020
Balkan Insight’s Week in Pictures
December 18, 2020
