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

Amid an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, a massive cull of sheep and goats on Lesvos threatens livelihoods - and a way of life. For generations, dusk fell on the hillside village of Mesotopos, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Following numerous EU reports lamenting its absence, Serbia's media regulator finally holds constitutive session – a year-and-a-half after the previous regulatory council's mandate expired. A ...

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: ...

As drought intensifies, water management and retention have become critical for the landlocked countries of Czechia, Hungary and Slovakia. Yet their governments have largely come up dry on solutions. ...

Prime Minister Rumen Radev says parliament will likely approve US military aircraft using Bezmer airfield in central Bulgaria for refuelling purposes - after previously criticising the presence of US ...

Our selection of Premium stories this week takes a look at Washington’s shifting foreign policy priorities in the Balkans, a suspicious drug trawl, surging property prices and more.

Our selection of Premium stories this week takes a look at Washington’s shifting foreign policy priorities in the Balkans, a suspicious drug trawl, surging property prices and more.