Twenty-eight hours without sleep at the polling station in Belgrade, defending every vote. Then 26 October arrived, the victory of the Student List and the feeling of freedom that had been missing for too long. Personal and touching testimony of our correspondent from Belgrade

29/10/2026, Danijela Nenadić  Belgrade

What could motivate Kosovo and Serbia to cooperate now, without waiting for long-term normalization of relations? A recently published study identifies regional economic cooperation as a potential lever

29/10/2026, Arta Berisha 

Following the victory of the Student List in the October 25 elections, the Rector of the University of Arts in Belgrade, Mirjana Nikolić, has entered Parliament. Speaking to OBCT, she outlines the priorities of this new direction: transparency regarding Novi Sad, the protection of the university, and the rule of law

28/10/2026, Federico Baccini 

The idea of Europe as a besieged fortress, with a bulwark of Christendom running through the Balkans, is still widely popular. Debunking it is not enough: according to historian Edin Hajdarpašić, Europe needs a counter-narrative in which the Balkans turn from a wall into a home

28/10/2026, Luisa Chiodi  Pristina

By broadening the scope of action and involving the societies of both countries, “we can accelerate political normalization and bring the process to completion, integrating the entire region into the European Union.” An interview with Bernard Nikaj, former Minister of Trade and Industry and Kosovo’s Ambassador to Belgium

28/10/2026, Federico Baccini 

Bulgarian voters deserted the polls in the first round of the presidential election on 25 October. The runoff, set for 1 November, will pit interim President Ilyana Yotova against former liberal caretaker prime minister Andrey Gyurov, who has unexpectedly closed much of the gap with the candidate backed by Progressive Bulgaria

26/10/2026, Francesco Martino  Sofia