Between 2023 and 2024, the value of Serbian arms sales to Israel soared from 1.4 million euros to 42.3 million, unaffected by widespread allegations of Israeli war crimes in Gaza. Serbian arms exports ...

Armed drones are becoming a favoured means for Balkan countries to boost their military muscle and regional clout – but even though they are unlikely to trigger a war, their unchecked spread brings ...

BIRN investigations have uncovered how journalists conducting public-interest investigations in Romania were put under surveillance by their targets with the help of law enforcement. “Do you see that ...

A BIRN investigation finds evidence that systemic flaws in Romanian military procurement mean many local units are awarding big contracts to questionable companies, potentially compromising national ...

Following reports of labour exploitation at the Linglong tyre factory in Zrenjanin, US Customs said it was halting all shipments of its tyres from Serbia - although the company has denied wrongdoing.

Companies in Bosnia are developing drones that could potentially be used by the country’s military, BIRN can reveal, even as Sarajevo buys six discounted Bayraktar drones from Turkey. In early July, ...

Russian companies registered in Montenegro since the start of the war in Ukraine are mainly small and make little contribution to the state budget, raising questions about whether they are simply a ...

Despite political tensions sparked by high-profile corruption cases, Klodjan Braho tells BIRN that his main priority will be to guarantee Albanians that “no one is above the law”. Supporters of the ...

Amid heightened political tensions in Bulgaria, the sudden non-appearance of outspoken TV morning show hosts Maria Tsantsarova and Zlatimir Yochev drew claims that the country is going back to 'a time ...

BIRN’s analysis of the situation in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia shows how mainstream politicians and other prominent public figures have used ...

Over the past decade, Serbia has imported more than 20 IMSI catchers, capable of indiscriminately harvesting communications from all mobile phones within a certain area. Experts say their use is not ...

MAN Truck & Bus said it had stopped taking tyres from Chinese Linglong’s Serbian plant last month after reports alleging the exploitation and possible trafficking of Vietnamese and Indian workers, but ...