Why Protests in Southeastern Europe Are Heating Up

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Since last year, protests have been erupting across southeastern Europe and the Balkans with public anger over democracy backsliding and corruption. In this video, we’re taking a look at these protests and whether anything can actually change.

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Corruption data
https://freedomhouse.org/explore-the-map?type=fiw&year=2025
https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2024/
https://ocindex.net/
https://freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/2025-03/FITW_World2025digitalN.pdf

Greece Tempi Disaster
https://balkaninsight.com/2025/03/06/thousands-rally-in-greece-demanding-justice-over-tempi-train-crash/
https://www.politico.eu/article/greece-national-strikes-corruption-tempi-rail-disaster/
https://www.tanea.gr/2025/02/19/greece/dimoskopisi-kolafos-gia-tin-kyvernisi-7-stous-10-vlepoun-sygkalypsi-stin-tragodia-sta-tempi/

Serbia Novi Sad Train Station Tragedy
https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2024/11/30/political-tensions-in-serbia-keep-rising-after-the-novi-sad-tragedy/
https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/novi-sad-srbija-zeleznicka-stanica-nesreca-inspekcija-nadstresnica/33208355.html https://novaekonomija.rs/vesti-iz-zemlje/sa-tri-na-16-miliona-evra-zasto-su-poskupeli-radovi-na-zeleznickoj-stanici-novi-sad#google_vignette
https://www.intellinews.com/southeast-europe-erupts-in-weekend-of-protests-371861/?source=bosnia-and-herzegovina

North Macedonia Kocani Nightclub Disaster
https://balkaninsight.com/2025/03/20/nightclub-fire-tragedy-showed-north-macedonias-systemic-failings-are-deadly/

00:00 – Introduction
00:55 – Context
02:59 – Protests Explained
06:22 – Conclusion
07:49 – Sponsored Content

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