Vedran Džihić, a longtime Balkan specialist, has been refused Austrian citizenship after 33 years in the country. The decision came from MA 35, the Vienna municipal department that handles these applications. The grounds were petty administrative penalties, fines too minor to seem like a real basis for turning someone away. Džihić is a well-known political scientist and a frequent voice on Balkan affairs in Austrian media. After more than three decades of residence, he now remains a foreigner on paper in the city where he works. The report itself is marked premium and sits behind the outlet's paywall.