Locals in South Bohemia fear private developers are trying to strong-arm them into hosting a massive new warehouse of US retail and tech giant Amazon. “Some people call me naïve, but I believe we have ...

The landmark law has raised hopes of ending decades of conflict with the Kurdish militants, even if distrust of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is fuelling concern over what process may ultimately ...

As the country's political crisis continues, the three largest opposition parties in Kosovo skipped a meeting with the acting president, claiming she no longer holds the post legitimately. Kosovo’s ...

Ratko Mladic, the wartime commander of the Bosnian Serb Army who was serving a life sentence for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, has died in custody in The Hague at the age of 84.

Opposition LDK party says it is withdrawing its demand to name the next head of state out of concern that Kosovo's current crisis "does not seem to have an end – and is getting worse". LDK leader ...

Court orders 30 days of detention for Fehim Sali, who has reportedly admitted working for Serbia’s intelligence agency, the BIA, which allegedly paid him to identify other potential recruits. Fehim ...

The countries of the Balkans are coming to understand just how much Donald Trump enjoys transactional displays of admiration.

Up for release from prison in September, Ilias Kasidiaris of the now defunct Golden Dawn party has been trying to cast himself as a political martyr, with an eye on elections early next year.

Romania’s main political parties set aside their differences temporarily to pass legislation needed to unlock 770 million euros of much-needed EU funds.

Ukraine is about to try Davor Savicic in absentia – the first Bosnian national to be charged with war crimes allegedly committed while fighting with Russian forces in 2022. In an interview with BIRN, ...

Activists in Kosovo are installing countdown timers counting off the days until the September 16 verdict in the crimes against humanity trial of former president Hashim Thaci at The Hague. Catch up on ...

The troublesome issue of who owns Bosnia and Herzegovina’s state and defence assets must be settled – or the country’s politicians could be forced into a solution that might benefit US commerce but ...