Balkan interviews

Uncover the complex history, politics, and cultural tapestry of the Balkan Peninsula through conversations. As a sister podcast to the Slovak show Balkánske kroniky, Balkan Interviews brings you exclusive, English-language discussions with leading experts, political scientists, journalists, and insiders from the region and beyond. Join host Jakub Horváth in his interviews and explore the political landscape, energy policies, economic opportunities and deep cultural and historical ties that shape this intriguing and diverse region.

Balkan interviews is a news podcast hosted by Balkan Chronicles, with 10 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Energy transition of the Western Balkans

  Jul 13, 202633 min

  Serbia, Bosnia, N. Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania and Montenegro have all been struggling to manage the recent turbulent shifts in the energy sector, made all the more difficult by the lack of a single regulated marketplace and competing visions. Military conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East have added unpredictability to the issues that arose from the need to de-carbonize and incoming CBAM tax system. Join us in exploring how the various countries of the Western Balkans manage the various challenges with our latest guest Strahinja Obrenović, assistant professor at the Faculty of Political Science in Belgrade. Links to previous episodes on the topic: South Interconnection in Bosnia and Herzegovina: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7tWTor921EmhBRyDUtVFRG?si=MQ7qEWSIQfm4xFFSypP2QA Sanctions on Serbian oil sector: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2tx2vJcFF6nLrE2Fxn8KZa?si=KytqGsuwTWy_LpFjRWk3Hg

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  Kosovo - The political crisis deepens

  Jul 3, 202636 min

  Balkan Interviews brings you an update on the political crisis in Kosovo, which has been impacting the stability and economic (mis)fortunes of the youngest state in Europe for more then 18 months. Our new guest Márton Nikowitz-Holló from the Balkans Institute of Hungarian Institute of International Affairs explains and explores the roots of the ongoing crises and paints a picture of what is to come. Please join us in our latest debate on the Balkans. You may find the previous episode on crisis in Kosovo in our podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0zVRzZUF5xZSM42cVmXZul?si=ryWk-s3STWWzmw5RH5jrKA

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  Organized crime in (from?) the Balkans

  Jun 4, 202630 minS0

  <p>Illegal drugs, weapons and people smuggling, that is just short list of the business portfolio of Balkans-based organized crime groups that came into prevalance after the Yugoslav war in the 1990s. </p><p>How they came about, how are they operating and what are some of the most well-known cases that hit the news - we discuss all of these with our traditional expert on the Balkans from Hungary, Árpád Párducz. </p>

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  Hungarian foreign policy towards the Western Balkans

  Jun 4, 202642 minS0

  <p>The new Hungarian prime minister Péter Magyár and his Tisza party are promising sweeping changes to Hungarian domestic and foreign policy. What was it to begin with in relation to the Western Balkans? Will Milorad Dodik and Aleksandar Vučić find new friends or foes in Budapest? What about Gruevski´s asylum? What about Beneš´s decrees?</p><p><br></p><p>Filip Ilanković from Hungary´s Institute of International Affairs was kind enough to answer these questions and much more, in the latest interview for The Balkan Chronicles. </p><p><br></p><p>Stay tuned for more curr...

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  Serbia at the EU´s doorstep

  Jun 2, 202648 minS1

  <p>(first aired 2.3.2026)</p><p>In our latest interview with Filip Ilanković a Hungarian-based expert on Serbia, from Serbia, we discuss the very troubled path of Serbia towards EU membership. </p><p>Serbia´s journey has begun in 2009 and peaked in late 2010s, but has been stalled since 2022, especially because of its reluctance to sanction Russia and harsh critique of EU institutions. </p><p>Join us in our in- depth discussion and judge for yourself if Serbia should be let in or left out and why the Serbs actually don´t care that much anymore.</p>

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