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Montenegro’s Shaky Goverment Toppled by No-Confidence Vote
Country faces more instability – and early elections – after PM Zdravko Krivokapic’s government falls victim to the infighting that dogged it from the start.
Democracy Digest: Orban Acts Like Putin ‘Mini-Me’; Czech-Poland Turow Deal
The Hungarian PM’s trip to Moscow further cements his turn away from the West, while Poland and Czechia say they have agreed to settle a long-running dispute over a lignite mine on the border.
Montenegro’s Shaky Goverment Toppled by No-Confidence Vote
Country faces more instability – and early elections – after PM Zdravko Krivokapic’s government falls victim to the infighting that dogged it from the start.
Croat Suing Serbia ‘Got Good Deal’ in Wartime House Swap
A witness testified that a Croat who is suing Serbia and nationalist politician Vojislav Seselj was not cheated when he had to swap his house in Serbia for one in Croatia in 1992 because of the fear of persecution.
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February 4, 2022
Djokovic Saga, Far-Right Rhetoric and Ethnic Bias Disrupt Online World
Satirical stories about the Djokovic case reported as news in Serbia, nationalist rhetoric in Romania and ethnic-based episodes in North Macedonia were triggers for some of the digital violations recorded in the second half of January.
February 4, 2022
Democracy Digest: Orban Acts Like Putin ‘Mini-Me’; Czech-Poland Turow Deal
The Hungarian PM’s trip to Moscow further cements his turn away from the West, while Poland and Czechia say they have agreed to settle a long-running dispute over a lignite mine on the border.
February 4, 2022
North Macedonia PM Faces Fight to Stave off Snap Election
By offering up a reform of the electoral system, the main opposition party in North Macedonia is threatening to force a snap election that the prime minister does not want.
February 4, 2022
Suing Vojislav Seselj: One Croat’s Bid to Make Serb Nationalist Leader Pay
A man who left his home behind in Hrtkovci in Serbia in 1992 after Serbian Radical Party leader Vojislav Seselj stirred up anti-Croat fervour in the village is now trying to win compensation.
February 3, 2022
Bosnia’s Failed Electoral Reform Negotiations Could Have Drastic Consequences
With US and EU-sponsored talks on electoral reform all but over, October’s elections could be blocked, potentially triggering a chaotic collapse of authority
February 3, 2022
Could Poland Throw the EU into Disarray or Is It an Empty Threat?
Poland is threatening to torpedo the EU’s major initiatives. But what Warsaw calls a nuclear bomb is more of a shotgun – and it could easily backfire.
January 27, 2022
Week in Review: New Plans, Old Problems
From fresh efforts to unfreeze problematic bilateral relations to major infrastructure projects, new plans often seem to be dogged by old problems.
January 24, 2022
Heavy Snow Blankets, Stops Life in, Istanbul
January 3, 2022
Year in Pictures: 2021 in the Balkans and Central Europe
December 24, 2021
Balkan Insight’s Week in Pictures
December 22, 2021
Romanian Anti-Green-Pass Protesters Fined for Riot Before Parliament
December 17, 2021
