Thursday, 4 september 2025.
Secrecy Surrounding Chinese Tram Contract in Sarajevo Raises Alarm
Authorities in Bosnia’s Sarajevo canton are refusing to release the contract they signed with a Chinese consortium for the reconstruction of the capital’s tram lines, making public oversight impossible.
The ‘Awakening’: American Right-Wing Extremist Finds Allies in the Balkans
Though officially expelled from Serbia in February 2021, US right-wing extremist Robert Rundo has managed to forge ties with a host of like-minded individuals and organisations active in Serbia, Kosovo...
Contracts, Lawsuits and Penalties: Bosnian Citizens Pay High Price for Cengiz Projects
The Turkish construction behemoth continues to win contract after contract in Bosnia, but is it looking after its ownworker’s safety?
Far-Right Exploiting Pandemic to Spread Hate, in the Balkans Too
The far-right is creating a ‘them against us’ narrative in the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to pick up followers and spread hate. And Balkan states are not immune, according...
In Bosnia Ventilator Scandal, Manufacturer’s Warnings Unheard or Unheeded
The Chinese manufacturer of a ‘transport’ ventilator bought by Bosnian officials to treat COVID-19 patients had said publicly, repeatedly, that its product was not for critically-ill patients, but the purchase...
Serbian Professors Profit From Loopholes to Work in Bosnia
Taking advantage of slack rules, professors from Serbia are teaching in Bosnia’s Serb-led entity as well – even if they have already met their work quotas at Serbian faculties, or...
Bosnian Far-Right Movement Weds Bosniak Nationalism, Neo-Nazism
BIRN lifts the lid on the Bosnian Movement of National Pride, a secretive organisation promoting neo-Nazi Bosniak nationalism.
Black-Clad ‘Humanitarians’ Promote Pro-Russian Agenda in Bosnia
The men of Sveti Georgije say they are simply handing out aid parcels, but their leader’s criminal past, their glorification of Ratko Mladic and a penchant for black uniforms and...