The Social Democratic Party, the leading party in Romania’s governing coalition, announced its decision to withdraw support for Liberal Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan - a move expected to trigger ...

Montenegro’s plan to commemorate victims of a World War II concentration camp in Jasenovac has drawn sharp criticism from Croatia, reigniting tensions between the neighbours and risking a setback in ...

Yet because the election system is designed to favour strong parties, a two-thirds parliamentary majority seems to have become the norm in Hungary, which contains its own dangers.

Turkey experiences a second school shooting in two days after a teenage student’s attack leaves 20 wounded and two students and a teacher dead, as well as the shooter himself. Ayser Calik Secondary ...

Pristina Basic Court hands down a detention order for Kosovo Serb Dejan Pelevic, suspected of war crimes in Skenderaj/Srbica that left 15 dead and 16 missing in 1999. This post is also available in ...

A momentous election spells change not just for Hungary but also for much of the Western Balkans, as our selection of Balkan Insight Premium stories this week highlights. Hungarian Prime Minister ...

Our selection of Balkan Insight Premium stories this week tells a story of political change in key countries in the region, but associated uncertainty about future political directions. The Serbian ...

BIRN lifts the lid on the online ads bringing to the Balkans illicit opioids more potent than fentanyl, sourced in China, ‘100% double vacuumed sealed’ and delivered by FedEx and DHL. Evidence ...

Montenegro’s plan to commemorate victims of a World War II concentration camp in Jasenovac has drawn sharp criticism from Croatia, reigniting tensions between the neighbours and risking a setback in ...

Former President Rumen Radev is on course for a landslide win with his freshly formed Progressive Bulgaria party, vowing to tackle poverty and oligarchic power - but raising questions with his ...

Montenegro’s plan to commemorate victims of a World War II concentration camp in Jasenovac has drawn sharp criticism from Croatia, reigniting tensions between the neighbours and risking a setback in ...

A perfect storm of a child abuse scandal, the poor state of the economy and services, and a charismatic former insider with a well-organised party and a huge, diverse voter base were the necessary ...