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Balkan Insight
balkaninsight.com > 07/21/2026 > hungarian-pms-presidential-gambit-fails-as-polgar-declines-nomination > rd

Hungarian PM's Presidential Gambit Fails as Polgar Declines Nomination

7+ hour, 20+ min ago   (445+ words) “The responsibility is entirely mine,” Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar admitted on Monday night, after he had failed to convince the world’s greatest female chess player of all time, Judit Polgar, to accept the nomination to be the country’s next…...

Balkan Insight
balkaninsight.com > 07/21/2026 > its-time-nato-stopped-ignoring-bosnias-ammunition-industry > bi

It’s Time NATO Stopped Ignoring Bosnia’s Ammunition Industry

8+ hour, 39+ min ago   (168+ words) Balkan Insight When NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned Allied defense ministers that Russia produces in three months what the entire Alliance produces in a year, Europe quickly moved. Germany’s Rheinmetall accelerated artillery production across two countries. The US Army…...

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balkaninsight.com > 07/21/2026 > obviously-dangerous-unlicensed-jet-skis-pose-growing-hazard-on-albanias-coast > bi

‘Obviously Dangerous’: Unlicensed Jet Skis Pose Growing Hazard on Albania’s Coast

8+ hour, 42+ min ago   (301+ words) Balkan Insight To provide the best experiences, we and our partners use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us and our partners to process personal data such as browsing behavior…...

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balkaninsight.com > 07/20/2026 > bulgaria-to-greenlight-us-use-of-air-base-as-long-term-hub > bi

Bulgaria to Greenlight US Use of Air Base as Long-Term Hub

23+ hour, 20+ min ago   (305+ words) Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev stated on Monday that parliament will likely authorise the presence of US aircraft at the Bezmer military base near Sofia. Approval is likely to allow US aircraft passing through Sofia to refuel in relation to…...

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balkaninsight.com > 07/20/2026 > serbias-media-regulator-resumes-work-after-eu-prompting > bi

Serbia's Media Regulator Resumes Work After EU Prompting

22+ hour, 46+ min ago   (446+ words) Serbia’s new Council of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media, REM, held its first constitutive session on Monday but failed to elect a president. The Council is still not composed completely as its ninth member has not been elected yet....

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balkaninsight.com > 07/20/2026 > ancient-seeds-lost-beans-the-professor-saving-north-macedonias-vanishing-crops > bi

Ancient Seeds, Lost Beans: The Professor Saving North Macedonia's Vanishing Crops

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1507+ words) They are grown only in a handful of villages across North Macedonia – yellow, pear-shaped cherry tomatoes used to make sweet preserves, popcorn corn with black kernels, vivid pink beans, metre-long green beans, and melons and bean varieties found nowhere else…...

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balkaninsight.com > 07/20/2026 > cancelled-serbian-musicians-pay-price-of-anti-government-protest-support > bi

Cancelled: Serbian Musicians Pay Price of Anti-Government Protest Support

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1703+ words) Vladislav Kokotovic had been looking forward to performing at Nojz Fest in the eastern Serbian town of Negotin next month. The 56-year-old is the bass guitarist for legendary Serbian punk-rock band Goblini [Goblins], formed in 1992 just as socialist Yugoslavia was…...

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balkaninsight.com > 07/17/2026 > after-2022-mass-resignations-some-kosovo-serbs-seek-return-to-judicial-posts > bi

After 2022 Mass Resignations, Some Kosovo Serbs Seek Return to Judicial Posts

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (581+ words) Nearly four years after Serbs collectively resigned from Kosovo’s institutions, some Serb judges and prosecutors have filed requests to return to their posts in the Serb-majority north of the country, according to Kosovo’s judicial authorities. Arian Gashi, chair of the…...

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balkaninsight.com > 07/17/2026 > serbian-interior-ministry-accuses-military-analyst-over-sound-cannon-claim > bi

Serbian Interior Ministry Accuses Military Analyst Over 'Sound Cannon' Claim

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (623+ words) A criminal complaint against military analyst Aleksandar Radic was filed on Friday by Serbia’s Interior Ministry on the request of the Higher Prosecutor’s Office in Belgrade over his claims that a sonic weapon was probably used against protesters at a…...

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balkaninsight.com > 07/17/2026 > eus-rule-of-law-report-highlights-marked-but-uneven-improvements-in-cee > rd

EU’s Rule of Law Report Highlights Marked but Uneven Improvements in CEE

4+ day, 34+ min ago   (207+ words) The European Commission’s seventh annual “Rule of Law Report”, published on Friday, highlighted developments which point to a “broadly positive trajectory”, even if that progress is uneven, reforms are slow and challenges persist. The EU executive’s 2026 report – which looks at…...