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Thessaloniki: Remembering the 'Jerusalem of the Balkans'

Deutsche Welle 21 Mar 2026
The near-total annihilation of Greece’s Jewish communities sends a strong message to this day. Memorials, education and a new Holocaust museum aim to combat a rise in antisemitism and dangerous misconceptions ... .
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Week in Review: Ripples, Currents and Changing Fortunes

Balkan Insight 21 Mar 2026
Our selection of Balkan Insight Premium stories this week takes stock of a world and a region caught in flux and uncertainty ....
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Romania Adopts Cost-Cutting Budget Despite Coalition Tensions

Balkan Insight 21 Mar 2026
Parliament passes tough budget restricting public spending, as battle continues to reduce country’s concerningly high budget deficit ....
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Israel-Linked Spy Scandal Hits at Slovenian Right’s Chances at Polls

Balkan Insight 20 Mar 2026
Right-wing populist Janez Jansa had the ‘upper hand’ heading into Sunday’s election in Slovenia, but then he admitted meeting a representative of the private Israeli spy firm Black Cube ....
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All Eyes on Kosovo Court as Yet Another Election Looms

Balkan Insight 20 Mar 2026
Having just exited one political crisis, Kosovo finds itself in another ....
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Montenegro Pension Fund Cuts Ties to Bosnian Spa Linked to War Crimes

Balkan Insight 20 Mar 2026
Pension fund terminates contract with Vilina Vlas spa hotel in eastern Bosnia after campaigners pointed to its previous history as a detention site where Bosniak women were raped during the 1990s war ....
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Anger in Greece over Public Sector Outsourcing Contracts

Balkan Insight 20 Mar 2026
The Greek state is increasingly turning to expensive private consultancies to provide services for the public sector ....
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Hungarian Court Rejects Croatian Verdict Convicting MOL CEO Hernadi

Balkan Insight 20 Mar 2026
Hungary's MOL says Hungarian court has refused to recognise Croatian judgments convicting its CEO, Zsolt Hernadi, of bribery – hailing what it called a 'significant milestone' ....
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ARTE Europe Weekly: Should Europe’s Artists Be Given a Basic Income?

Balkan Insight 20 Mar 2026
Cultural workers are calling for Europe-wide assistance to help artists in the face of shrinking budgets and the rise of AI ....
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Bosnian Serb Army Ex-Soldier Convicted of Wartime Rape

Balkan Insight 19 Mar 2026
The state court convicted Boro Ivanovic of raping a Bosniak women several times in the town of Foca while he was a Bosnian Serb Army soldier during the war in 1992 ....
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Albanian Bloc in North Macedonia Govt Vows to Unify as Single Political Party

Balkan Insight 19 Mar 2026
Ethnic Albanian VLEN alliance says it is a step closer to transforming from bloc of four into one single party – a development that could consolidate its standing in government and against its main rival ....
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Bulgaria’s Next Election Already Reshaping the Political Landscape

Balkan Insight 19 Mar 2026
The newly-formed party of former President Rumen Radev looks set to win next month’s elections even though it has no manifesto yet - while other parties are jostling for position in Bulgarian’s ninth vote in five years ....
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Kosovo Court Finds Serb Not Guilty of War Crimes

Balkan Insight 19 Mar 2026
Court finds Dragan Ristic not guilty of war crimes in 1999 in Gjakova/Djakovica, highlighting that the prosecution had proved that crimes were committed by Serbian forces, but not that Ristic took part in them ....
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