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The lesson of the anti-EU backlash following the annulled polls in Romania last year is that election-related social media manipulation must be identified swiftly, long before polling day in Bulgaria.

Parliament passes tough budget restricting public spending, as battle continues to reduce country’s concerningly high budget deficit. The Romanian Parliament in session, November 2025. Photo: ...

For years, there has been overcrowding at Montenegro’s main psychiatric hospital, where some patients are forced to sleep on mattresses on the floor, children are treated alongside adults, and ...

A narrow win for Robert Golob's Freedom Movement leaves Slovenia facing complex coalition negotiations - with populist opposition leader Janez Jansa calling for new elections to ensure a stable ...

Health Ministry again dismisses Larin Kayatas, an openly trans medical doctor, for offending public morals – despite an earlier appeal court ruling reinstating her to her post. Larin Kayatas. Photo: ...

Elsewhere, Brussels clears way for prosecution of Polish far-right MEP; scandal-tainted Kezmarok mayor accuses Slovak coalition of smear campaign; Czech authorities investigate attack on defence ...

The now-notorious hacker group Homeland Justice claimed that it had breached the computer defences of Albania's postal service following its attack on parliament’s systems earlier this month. Photo ...

As oil and gas prices surge amid the Iran war, Balkan countries are pondering ways to reduce the impact on households and businesses. Motorists queue at a petrol station in Skopje, North Macedonia, 9 ...

Pension fund terminates contract with Vilina Vlas spa hotel in eastern Bosnia after campaigners pointed to its previous history as a detention site where Bosniak women were raped during the 1990s war.

Budget cuts, hostile rhetoric, sackings: Czech cultural sector’s struggle for artistic freedom could mirror a process already well underway in neighbouring Slovakia.

Charged with corruption, money laundering and concealment of wealth, ex-politician Monika Kryemadhi is rebranding herself as a showbiz celebrity on the Big Brother reality show, but can it keep her ...