Balkan Legal News – 9 July 2025
- Jul 8, 2025
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Updated: Jul 16, 2025
The following media round-up on international, legal and foreign policy issues from around the Balkans for the period from 2 July to 8 July 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.
Bosnia and Hercegovina – 8 July 2025
The US imposes a 35-per-cent tariff on exports from Serbia and a 30-per-cent tariff on exports from Bosnia and Hercegovina, whose defence industry will be the hardest-hit sector. The full article can be found here.
Kosovo – 8 July 2025
Kosovo Ombudsperson announces investigation into two cases of alleged police brutality – one concerning a 27-year-old who died soon after police used force during his arrest. The full article can be found here.
Bulgaria – 8 July 2025
The EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council, ECOFIN, confirmed Bulgaria as the 21st member of the euro area. The full article can be found here.
Serbia – 4 July 2025
Dozens of protesters were arrested as roadblocks set up by anti-government protesters continued across Serbia. The full article can be found here.
Kosovo – 4 July 2025
A documentary on the Dubrava prison massacre in Kosovo in May 1999, including harrowing testimonies from survivors, witnesses, and activists, was screened on Thursday evening at BIRN’s Reporting House venue in Prishtinë. The full article can be found here.
Serbia – 3 July 2025
Presidential pardon exempts four ruling party supporters accused of attacking student protesters in Novi Sad in January from criminal prosecution. The full article can be found here.
Serbia – 2 July 2025
Humanitarian Law Centre slates Serbian acquittal of former Drina Corps Commander as a 'revisionist attempt to reinterpret judicially established facts' about the 1995 Srebrenica genocide. The full article can be found here.