Border police chief Ruslan Galusca says the threat to Moldova’s borders from drones, drug trafficking and illegal migration has grown massively since Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.
Border police chief Ruslan Galusca says the threat to Moldova’s borders from drones, drug trafficking and illegal migration has grown massively since Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.
A safeguard clause placing new the bloc’s members under monitoring for 15 years reflects real fears of Viktor Orban-style disruptors – but it could be a gift to anti-EU nationalists as well as a deterrent to backsliders.
A safeguard clause placing new the bloc’s members under monitoring for 15 years reflects real fears of Viktor Orban-style disruptors – but it could be a gift to anti-EU nationalists as well as a deterrent to backsliders.
A safeguard clause placing new the bloc’s members under monitoring for 15 years reflects real fears of Viktor Orban-style disruptors – but it could be a gift to anti-EU nationalists as well as a deterrent to backsliders.
A safeguard clause placing new the bloc’s members under monitoring for 15 years reflects real fears of Viktor Orban-style disruptors – but it could be a gift to anti-EU nationalists as well as a deterrent to backsliders.
A safeguard clause placing new the bloc’s members under monitoring for 15 years reflects real fears of Viktor Orban-style disruptors – but it could be a gift to anti-EU nationalists as well as a deterrent to backsliders.
A safeguard clause placing new the bloc’s members under monitoring for 15 years reflects real fears of Viktor Orban-style disruptors – but it could be a gift to anti-EU nationalists as well as a deterrent to backsliders.
Moldova aims to strengthen energy security by constructing a new power line to Romania named ‘Trump Liberty Line’ in recognition of US support for the project.
Moldova aims to strengthen energy security by constructing a new power line to Romania named ‘Trump Liberty Line’ in recognition of US support for the project.
Women get a raw deal at elections in Bosnia, a spy chief’s arrest raises security questions in Albania and protesters challenge war crimes verdicts in Kosovo - plus much more in our selection of this week’s Balkan Insight Premium stories.
Women get a raw deal at elections in Bosnia, a spy chief’s arrest raises security questions in Albania and protesters challenge war crimes verdicts in Kosovo - plus much more in our selection of this week’s Balkan Insight Premium stories.
Women get a raw deal at elections in Bosnia, a spy chief’s arrest raises security questions in Albania and protesters challenge war crimes verdicts in Kosovo - plus much more in our selection of this week’s Balkan Insight Premium stories.
Women get a raw deal at elections in Bosnia, a spy chief’s arrest raises security questions in Albania and protesters challenge war crimes verdicts in Kosovo - plus much more in our selection of this week’s Balkan Insight Premium stories.
As Moldova consolidates its municipalities on its path to EU membership, the minority-populated, Russian-speaking regions in the south present challenges as questions of administrative efficiency, minority identity and territorial politics clash.
As Moldova consolidates its municipalities on its path to EU membership, the minority-populated, Russian-speaking regions in the south present challenges as questions of administrative efficiency, minority identity and territorial politics clash.
Historical narratives, political systems, institutions and economies across the region are being put to the test as old problems collide with new pressures, our selection of Balkan Insight’s Premium stories this week shows.
Historical narratives, political systems, institutions and economies across the region are being put to the test as old problems collide with new pressures, our selection of Balkan Insight’s Premium stories this week shows.
Historical narratives, political systems, institutions and economies across the region are being put to the test as old problems collide with new pressures, our selection of Balkan Insight’s Premium stories this week shows.
Historical narratives, political systems, institutions and economies across the region are being put to the test as old problems collide with new pressures, our selection of Balkan Insight’s Premium stories this week shows.
Historical narratives, political systems, institutions and economies across the region are being put to the test as old problems collide with new pressures, our selection of Balkan Insight’s Premium stories this week shows.
Historical narratives, political systems, institutions and economies across the region are being put to the test as old problems collide with new pressures, our selection of Balkan Insight’s Premium stories this week shows.
Energy Minister Dorin Junghietu tells BIRN that Moldova has contracted most of the gas it needs, is preparing to consolidate Moldovagaz’s 12 distribution companies, and is telling breakaway Transnistria to build its own reserves.
Energy Minister Dorin Junghietu tells BIRN that Moldova has contracted most of the gas it needs, is preparing to consolidate Moldovagaz’s 12 distribution companies, and is telling breakaway Transnistria to build its own reserves.
The death of the convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic is stirring old ghosts across the Balkans. Our selection of Balkan Insight’s Premium stories examines how the legacies of the past and choices of the present are shaping politics, security and society across the region.
The death of the convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic is stirring old ghosts across the Balkans. Our selection of Balkan Insight’s Premium stories examines how the legacies of the past and choices of the present are shaping politics, security and society across the region.
The death of the convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic is stirring old ghosts across the Balkans. Our selection of Balkan Insight’s Premium stories examines how the legacies of the past and choices of the present are shaping politics, security and society across the region.
The death of the convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic is stirring old ghosts across the Balkans. Our selection of Balkan Insight’s Premium stories examines how the legacies of the past and choices of the present are shaping politics, security and society across the region.
A sharp rise in Russian drone incursions is prompting Moldova and Romania to work more closely with neighbouring Ukraine on producing their own drones to shoot them down.
A sharp rise in Russian drone incursions is prompting Moldova and Romania to work more closely with neighbouring Ukraine on producing their own drones to shoot them down.
From Albania’s ‘Flamingo Revolution’ to Turkey’s embattled opposition, BIRN’s premium selection of stories this week tell a fighting mood is visible across south-east Europe, despite the summer heat.
From Albania’s ‘Flamingo Revolution’ to Turkey’s embattled opposition, BIRN’s premium selection of stories this week tell a fighting mood is visible across south-east Europe, despite the summer heat.
Former private equity chief Vasile Tofan is pledging to kickstart growth through tough free-market reforms – but can Moldovan society and its nervous ruling party swallow such medicine?
Former private equity chief Vasile Tofan is pledging to kickstart growth through tough free-market reforms – but can Moldovan society and its nervous ruling party swallow such medicine?
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