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North Korean hackers steal Balkan identities to freelance in Europe and US

France24 16 Jun 2026

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, June 16 ... an investigation shows that North Korean hackers are stealing Balkan identities ... .

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Hungary PM’s Euro Pledge to Test Public Appetite for Reform – And His Popularity

Balkan Insight 16 Jun 2026

Peter Magyar’s Tisza party campaigned on a promise to take Hungary into the eurozone, but delivering on that promise would entail blood, sweat and tears – and likely an accompanying loss of popularity ....

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Kosovo Court Jails Man for Spying for Serbian Intelligence

Balkan Insight 16 Jun 2026

Kosovo Albanian Hysri Selimi, a former Islamic State member, was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment by the Pristina Basic Court for spying for Serbian intelligence ....

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Romania’s Democracy is Not Broken, and That’s Causing Problems

Balkan Insight 16 Jun 2026

As President Nicusor Dan's second prime ministerial nominee in 40 days takes steps toward forming a government, Romania's political crisis reveals how democratic tools can be weaponised to make governance itself impossible ....

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Kosovo Court Detains Five Serbs for Massacre That Catalysed NATO Intervention

Balkan Insight 16 Jun 2026

Five Serbs have been placed in 30-day pre-trial detention by the Pristina Basic Court on war crimes charges for alleged involvement in the January 1999 massacre in Recak/Racak, which left 45 dead and sparked the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia ....

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Montenegro Moves Nearer to EU Goal, Closing Two More Accession Chapters

Balkan Insight 16 Jun 2026

Montenegro closed two additional chapters in its European Union accession negotiations as officials reiterated their goal of completing talks by the end of the year and joining the bloc in 2028 ....

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Arson of Diplomatic Cars Adds to Bulgaria-North Macedonia Strains

Balkan Insight 16 Jun 2026

Bulgaria’s president condemned the burning of two Bulgarian diplomatic vehicles in Skopje, calling the incident an “attack” on her country and demanding that the authorities in North Macedonia fully clarify the case ....

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Croatia Eyes ‘Secret’ Yugoslav Airbase as New Node in EU Asylum Architecture

Balkan Insight 16 Jun 2026

Under the EU’s new Pact on Asylum and Migration, Croatia is considering repurposing a once secret Yugoslav-era airbase as a detention and processing centre, to the alarm of rights groups and locals ....

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Kosovo Cannot Vote Its Way out of Its Political Crisis

Balkan Insight 16 Jun 2026

Three elections in 16 months have ended up with the same outcome and the same deadlock. But new elections are not the solution – political compromise is ....

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Monday Briefing from the Balkans: June 15, 2026

Balkan Insight 15 Jun 2026

Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region ....

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In Search for Kosovo War Missing, a Joint Commission but Little Hope

Balkan Insight 15 Jun 2026

Those who have waited more than a quarter of a century to find loved ones still missing from the war in Kosovo take little hope from a new joint commission between Serbia and its former southern province ....

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ARTE Europe Weekly: EU Looks to ‘Return Hubs’ to Tackle Migration

Balkan Insight 15 Jun 2026

To speed up deportations of migrants whose asylum claims have failed, the EU is set to authorise detention centres beyond its borders. But will they help to resolve the issue? ....

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Hungary Unveils Plans to Reform Public Media; Fidesz Press Struggles

Balkan Insight 15 Jun 2026

The draft law seeks to bring back journalistic independence, editorial freedom, unhindered access to reliable information and a space for open public discourse ....

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‘Why Me?’: North Korean Hackers Steal Identities From Serbia, Bosnia

Balkan Insight 15 Jun 2026

North Korean hackers are stealing identities to land freelance work with Western companies, and some of the victims are in the Balkans ....

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From Staple to Luxury: Olive Oil Prices Become Symbol of Inflation-Hit Turkey

Balkan Insight 15 Jun 2026

With food inflation running at over 30 per cent, Turkey’s centuries-old relationship with olive oil is starting to sour ....

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North Korean hackers steal Balkan identities to freelance in Europe and US

Hungary PM’s Euro Pledge to Test Public Appetite for Reform – And His Popularity

Kosovo Court Jails Man for Spying for Serbian Intelligence

Romania’s Democracy is Not Broken, and That’s Causing Problems

Kosovo Court Detains Five Serbs for Massacre That Catalysed NATO Intervention

Montenegro Moves Nearer to EU Goal, Closing Two More Accession Chapters

Arson of Diplomatic Cars Adds to Bulgaria-North Macedonia Strains

Croatia Eyes ‘Secret’ Yugoslav Airbase as New Node in EU Asylum Architecture

Kosovo Cannot Vote Its Way out of Its Political Crisis

Monday Briefing from the Balkans: June 15, 2026

In Search for Kosovo War Missing, a Joint Commission but Little Hope

ARTE Europe Weekly: EU Looks to ‘Return Hubs’ to Tackle Migration

Hungary Unveils Plans to Reform Public Media; Fidesz Press Struggles

‘Why Me?’: North Korean Hackers Steal Identities From Serbia, Bosnia

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