Bojan Pancevski

Bojan Pancevski is The Wall Street Journal’s chief European political correspondent, covering European and global affairs. He produces major investigations, agenda-setting scoops, political and diplomatic analysis, and deeply reported features about extraordinary people and events.

His recent reporting has focused on Russia’s war in Ukraine, the Kremlin’s clandestine operations in Europe, and the escalating shadow war of espionage and sabotage between Russia and the West.

He was previously the Journal’s Germany correspondent, covering German politics and society, and the influence of Europe’s largest economy on the wider world.

In almost two decades of reporting from across Europe and beyond, Bojan has covered many of the defining stories of the era: the Eurozone financial crisis, the wars in Ukraine, successive migration crises, Britain’s departure from the European Union, Russia’s assassinations of regime opponents abroad, the rise of Islamist terrorism and the political upheavals that have transformed Europe.

His bestselling book about one of the largest acts of sabotage in modern history, "The Nord Stream Conspiracy," has received widespread critical acclaim. Bojan also co-authored a book about the crimes of Josef Fritzl, an investigation into one of the most extraordinary criminal cases in contemporary European history.

His work has received numerous awards and honors. He was part of teams that won the William Worthy Award of the Overseas Press Club, the British Journalism Award for Breaking News and the New York Press Club Award for Special Event Reporting. Bojan is the only foreign recipient of the Werner Holzer Award, which honors the work of German foreign correspondents. He was also part of the Journal's team that was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist for International Reporting in 2025.

He is fluent in several European languages, including German and Russian.