Serbia plans to produce drones with the Israeli arms giant Elbit Systems, BIRN/Haaretz can reveal, despite the firm’s high-profile involvement in Israeli military operations in Gaza. In early March, ...

Rights organisations in Montenegro welcome law change offering women suffering from painful menstrual cramps two days' paid leave each month.

Former guerrilla turned politician Sami Lushtaku is cleared of obstructing justice and intimidating witnesses in his trial for war crimes – of which he was cleared in 2017. This post is also available ...

Confrontation erupts as MPs gather for the final parliamentary session before the summer holidays, as daily anti-government demonstrations continue. Hundreds of protesters clashed with police in front ...

Experts warn major alterations in media ownership could test country’s democratic resilience and spread disinformation at crucial moment, as EU membership looms. As Montenegro enters the final stage ...

Litter, construction debris and untreated wastewater are conspiring to undermine Albania’s bid to become the next big tourist destination on the Adriatic and Ionian seas. Violeta was unimpressed by ...

The flow of people and goods through the Accursed Mountains was disrupted by the turbulence of the 1990s and has yet to be fully restored. Once a year, Mehdi Berisha travels from Kosovo to Montenegro ...

The biggest rupture on the Polish right in many years could sharply reduce PiS’s chances of returning to power in next year’s parliamentary election. Former Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki speaks during ...

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Successful hacking of the national cadastre has brought real estate transactions to a halt – and revealed the poor state of cybersecurity in the country’s major institutions. Photo illustration: ...

Lab tests back claims that faeces have polluted Gostivar's drinking water, causing a major health crisis – with more than 3,000 locals falling ill so far. The centre of Gostivar, North Macedonia.

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