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, ...

Donald Trump’s second term has coincided with a significant increase in lobbying efforts by Bosnia’s Republika Srpska entity, resulting, it seems, in the lifting of US sanctions on Milorad Dodik and ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region.

A Serbian veteran of the conflict in Ukraine tells investigators how he ended up as a hitman for a Balkan drug clan.

Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region. Vetevendosje and the LDK will likely resume coalition talks following Lumir ...