# Child protection and safety developments in the Balkans > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/child-protection-and-safety-developments-in-the-balkans > Updated: 2026-10-02T06:56:52.000Z. Sources: 9. Developments: 2. Reports across the Balkan region highlight various challenges regarding child safety and legal protections. In Montenegro, NGOs have raised concerns over delays in handling criminal reports involving violence against children and the slow execution of prison sentences for sexual predators. Concurrently, research in Croatia indicates an increase in electronic violence among children, particularly those from single-parent households. Serbia has established mandatory educational protocols to coordinate intervention between schools, police, and social services. In response to protection needs, Bulgaria has announced plans to develop a unified information system. The Ministry of Labour and Social Policy and the State Agency for Child Protection intend to centralize reports to better track incident concentrations and identify problematic regions. This initiative aims to improve the prevention of violence and aggression directed at children through enhanced technological tracking and existing support tools like the National Child Helpline. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-02: Bulgaria to launch unified child protection reporting system Bulgaria's Ministry of Labour and Social Policy and the State Agency for Child Protection will launch a unified information system to centralize reports and better identify regions at risk for child violence. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/bulgaria-to-launch-unified-child-protection-reporting-system ### 2026-09-06: Regional reports highlight child protection and digital safety concerns Reports highlight various child welfare issues across the region, including legal delays in violence cases in Montenegro, rising electronic violence among youth in Croatia, and school protection protocols in. 6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/aleksandar-vui-criticizes-destruction-of-expo-promotional-items --- Cite as: Child protection and safety developments in the Balkans. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/child-protection-and-safety-developments-in-the-balkans