State Department says removing Albanian opposition leader Sali Berisha's designation, imposed in 2021 over alleged corruption, serves US 'national interest'. Sali Berisha addresses a protest at ...

Vetevendosje hails another election victory - but its reduced vote points to likely need to cooperate with other parties to form government. Acting Kosovo PM and Vetevendosje leader Albin Kurti (C) ...

Dario Ristic escaped charges of fighting illegally abroad by obtaining a Russian passport; some now urge Bosnia to change its laws. Dario Ristic, a volunteer from Modrica in Bosnia serving in the ...

'Exodus '99', part of BIRN's Reporting House museum – and housed in a freight wagon – includes testimonies from some of the Kosovo Albanians deported in railway wagons by Serbian forces in 1999. This ...

Report by activist group No Name Kitchen accuses European countries of systemically denying healthcare to migrants to deter them from reaching the EU. Migrants at ‘Vucjak’ camp in Bihac, Bosnia and ...

Albin Kurti’s election gamble paid off – but he must take note of the signal the country sent in a lower turnout and a drop in his party’s votes, experts told BIRN.

Montenegro closed two additional chapters in its European Union accession negotiations as officials reiterated their goal of completing talks by the end of the year and joining the bloc in 2028. New ...

Tens of thousands of people joined marches for LGBTQ+ rights in the capitals of Greece, Romania and Bulgaria at the weekend – but right-wing traditionalists also held counter-rallies in Bucharest and ...

Tens of thousands of people joined marches for LGBTQ+ rights in the capitals of Greece, Romania and Bulgaria at the weekend – but right-wing traditionalists also held counter-rallies in Bucharest and ...

Monarhisticki klub Carostavnik is an informal association of nationalists and monarchists with an anti-democratic, anti-liberal and anti-civic orientation, arguing for the establishment of a Third ...

Prompted by shocking murder case in May, Justice Minister proposes life sentences and continued detention of some offenders even after they have completed their sentences.

New report concludes that young people in the Western Balkan need enhanced practical skills to detect fake news on the internet and social media, but also improvements in online platforms’ standards ...