Balkan Legal News – 26 March 2025
- Ned Vucijak
- Mar 26
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 2
The following media round-up on international, legal and foreign policy issues from around the Balkans for the period from 19 March to 25 March 2025.
Guernica 37 will provide weekly media updates with a focus on Bosnia and Hercegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia. Should you wish to contribute or submit a media summary, opinion piece or blog, please send to Ned Vucijak at nenadv@guernica37.com for consideration.
Serbia – 24 March 2025
BIRN journalist Sasa Dragojlo was assaulted by a member of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party while covering a protest in Belgrade, but police refused to identify the assailant. The full article can be found here.
Kosovo – 24 March 2025
Today marks 26 years since NATO's attacks on the former Yugoslavia. On this 26th anniversary, former NATO spokesman during the war in Kosovo, Jamie Shea, said that it was a time of anxiety, but also of hope. The full article can be found here.
Croatia – 22 March 2025
Croatia, Albania, and Kosovo signed a new declaration to strengthen defence cooperation and enhance security in Southeast Europe. The full article can be found here.
Bosnia and Herzegovina – 21 March 2025
State court orders another two months of detention for former Security Minister Nenad Nesic, who was arrested with six others in December on charges of corruption while he headed Bosnia's Serb-led entity's road company. The full article can be found here.
Hungary – 21 March 2025
Despite claiming to put children first, Viktor Orban’s government has long faced internal criticism about the declining state of education in the country. A UN expert has now also raised concerns. The full article can be found here.
Bulgaria – 20 March 2025
Bulgarians rallied in the capital on Wednesday evening against the perceived corruption and shadowy oligarchic influences that have marred politics in the country for the past 15 years. The full article can be found here.
Kosovo – 18 March 2025
Kosovo's Justice Minister and Albania's Prime Minister slated the decision not to allow former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci to attend his father's funeral on Tuesday as "shameful". The full article can be found here.
