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Week in Review: Flamingos, Think Tankers and Returning Radicals
Our selection of Premium stories digs deep into a lively week, as Europe limps towards rebooting the enlargement system, votes in Kosovo are counted and Albanians throw off a reputation for apathy.
US Lifts Albanian Opposition Leader Berisha’s ‘Persona Non Grata’ Status
State Department says removing Albanian opposition leader Sali Berisha’s designation, imposed in 2021 over alleged corruption, serves US ‘national interest’.
Protest Memes Bring Political Satire to Albania’s Streets
Albania’s ‘Flamingo Revolution’ is About More Than Kushner and Birds
Last Straw: Albania’s ‘Flamingo Revolution’ Fuelled by Long-Standing Grievances
Letter from Brussels: Getting Creative about EU Enlargement in the Balkans
Europe’s Enlargement’s Bargain on Ukraine, Balkans, Risks Backfiring
Behind a Trump-Linked Albanian Resort Project, a Host of Murky Interests
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Western Balkans Youth Need More Skills to Recognise Online Fakes: BIRN Report
New report concludes that young people in the Western Balkan need enhanced practical skills to detect fake news on the internet and social media, but also improvements in online platforms’ standards and transparency to make false information easier to recognise.
Albanian Protests Mount Against Kushner-Linked Luxury Resort
Protests intensify against planned upscale resort in protected area, linked to Trump’s son-in-law – which Prime Minister Edi Rama has strongly defended.
Albanian, Bosnian Pride Marches Urge Solidarity Amid Rise of Extremism
Albanian PM Announces Kanye West Concert Despite Antisemitism Concerns
Albanian Police Arrest Call Centre Fraudsters
Iran-Linked Hackers Target Albanian Post in Latest Attack
Albanian Ex-Mayor Convicted in Second Abuse of Office Case
Middle East Crisis: Balkan Countries Act to Ease Spike in Oil Prices
Albanian MPs Adopt Resolution Declaring Iran ‘State Sponsor of Terrorism’
Albanian Parliament Votes Against Lifting Former Deputy PM’s Immunity
June 12, 2026
Balkan States Scramble to Act as EU Migration Pact Takes Effect
Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece and Romania are racing to implement new EU asylum rules, as right-wingers demand crackdowns and campaigners warn of threats to human rights.
June 12, 2026
Democracy Digest: Poland and Ukraine Seek to Contain Fallout from WWII Dispute
Elsewhere, Slovak president urged to halt controversial ambassador pick for Cyprus; Czech defence minister calls for increase in defence spending to 2 per cent of GDP; and Hungary’s government submits omnibus bill designed to unlock frozen EU funds.
June 12, 2026
Stray Drones, Rising Anxiety: How the Ukraine War Is Testing Romania’s Defences
Drone incursions have heightened fears that the war in Ukraine is spilling into Romania, exposing vulnerabilities in the NATO member’s air and maritime defences.
June 11, 2026
For Some Bosnian War Survivors, Muslim Festival is Wrapped up in Grief and Trauma
For many Bosniak survivors of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha (Kurban Bajram) brings back painful memories of executions and burned homes in June 1992.
June 10, 2026
Gamechanger? Bosnia’s World Cup Participation Could Create Moment of Collective Pride
The national football team’s participation in the World Cup has the potential to generate shared public emotion in a country best known for intractable divisions.
June 10, 2026
North Macedonia is Splurging on Independence Parties – But Who’s Paying?
The government is stonewalling over revealing the funding details for ‘spectacular’ independence anniversary events planned for this summer in a typically ‘brazen’ way, claims watchdog head German Filmov.
May 25, 2026
Tito’s Admirers Pay Their Annual Tribute to Yugoslavia’s Strongman
May 25, 2026
Turkish Police Raid Main Opposition Party HQ to Eject Leadership
May 18, 2026
New Hungarian PM Opens Orban’s Office to the Public
May 6, 2026
Sarajevo Calling: How Artists Helped Bosnia’s Capital Document and Survive the Siege
April 22, 2026