New changes to the Albanian criminal code that only partially abolish defamation as an offence have been criticised by media freedom organisations, citing concerns over freedom of speech. Albanian ...

A commemoration was held at the site of the Silos detention camp in Tarcin, where Serbs and Croats were imprisoned, beaten and abused during the war. This post is also available in this language: ...

Keen to show loyalty to the US president, some Balkan states signed up to Donald Trump’s contentious ‘Board of Peace’. Others, meanwhile, are looking to the US for new business partnerships instead of ...

Freight operators from Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and North Macedonia block goods traffic at border crossings, protesting over new EU EES rules that limit their stay in the Schengen area to 90 days ...

People and policies need to change in Kosovo’s major opposition parties if they are to challenge the dominance of Albin Kurti’s Vetevendosje, experts say. At midday on January 13, ranking members of ...

An intensifying crackdown on the opposition and progress in the thorny Kurdish peace process may define Turkey’s political year - but outside developments may overshadow domestic initiatives. Turkey ...

Extortion and physical violence are among the dangers facing users of LGBTQ+ dating apps in Serbia. Few ever go to the police. According to Dusan*, there are “tons of phishing accounts” on the LGBTQ+ ...

The Bulgarian mystic’s doomy predictions continue to grab headlines in Albania and elsewhere – even though many seem fabricated and sometimes appear to serve Russian geopolitical narratives. As 2025 ...

Ending months of rumours, Rumen Radev on Monday announced that he was quitting – and dropping heavy hints that he is now likely to create a party of his own. Rumen Radev at a press conference with ...

Months after US sanctions took effect on Serbian Oil Industry, NIS, as one of Gazprom Neft’s subsidiaries, Hungary’s MOL says it will buy the majority of shares in the company. The NIS company logo is ...

Election Commission orders recount at all polling stations in the country after limited recount in ten municipalities reveals significant manipulation of votes cast. Illustration: BIRN/Denis Sllovinja ...

Rights organisations hail acquittal of 24 humanitarian workers who took part in migrant rescue operations in Greece, slating the trial as ‘an attempt to criminalise solidarity and demonise ...