From politics to the media business, high expectations often go hand-in-hand with disappointments big and small, as our selection of Balkan Insight Premium stories this week shows.

Firefighters and volunteers have been battling to contain wildfires that have broken out in the last 24 hours on the Greek islands of Chios and Crete.

Our selection of Premium stories this week takes a look at the region’s slow-burning political crises, smuggling networks, digital surveillance and a whole lot more.

Romania’s President Nicusor Dan (L) and designated Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan (C) shake hands at the end of a joint media statement at Cotroceni Presidential Palace in Bucharest, Romania, 20 ...

Amid rising far-right sentiment, Romanian authorities are tightening laws against extremist propaganda, leading to complaints of censorship.

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A move to turn the site of the former Spac labour camp in northern Albania into a film set has revived calls for better protection of what’s left of Albania’s dark communist past.

Concern is growing over a cyber-security software deal between the Republika Srpska entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina and China’s ELINC, owned by a conglomerate sanctioned by the United States ...

Kosovo should take a leaf out of Montenegro’s book and work with the United States on cyber defence and drone technologies. In late May, Montenegro approved a letter of intent to initiate ...

A man (not connected to the Glavas case) passes by the site of an explosion in Osijek, Croatia during the war in 1991. Photo: EPA/PAUL JENKS. The Belgrade Higher Court said on Tuesday that it has ...

Passengers were transferred to a raft after water entered the hull of the ship on Monday evening. Photo: zadarski.hr/facebook. In a major rescue operation involving several vessels, all passengers ...

Jailed presidential candidate and Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu tells court that cases against him and his colleagues are a 'direct punishment' for challenging President Erdogan and winning ...