Plavsic, who died this week, was the only high-ranking woman political leader prosecuted for mass atrocities by the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal. She expressed sorrow for these acts in court – but ...

Security expert Arjan Dyrmishi tells BIRN the “whole system of intelligence governance” has been brought into question by the arrest of the head of Albania’s State Intelligence Service.

Siegfried Muresan's failure to secure parliamentary backing in a vote extends Romania’s political deadlock into a fifth month.

Large crowds attend rally in Pristina against Hague court verdict convicting four former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders of war crimes, with protest speaker attacking 'double standards when it comes to ...

Studies show that an increasing number of young people are being diagnosed with certain types of cancer in European countries.

Police from 19 countries attended the Carpathian Blue Shield 2026 exercise in Romania to share knowledge on how to control violent demonstrations and subdue unrest.

Authorities have approved three new permits for tourist complexes in a protected area in Zvernec – where a project backed by Jared Kushner triggered the ‘Flamingo Revolution’ protests.

The capital is thronged with people wearing replica shirts in tribute to national football team captain Edin Dzeko, who plays his final international match for Bosnia and Herzegovina against Sweden on ...

The anti-government protests that rocked Albania this summer will not jeopardise its EU membership prospects – but will feed into a broader assessment of Tirana’s respect for democracy and that rule ...

Prosecutors seek to freeze all assets of former minister Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya and her husband, as probe widens into into alleged wrongdoing in capital markets.

Wartime vice-president of Bosnia’s Serb-dominated entity, the only woman ever convicted of war crimes by the Hague Tribunal, dies in Belgrade – to the end maintaining she had 'done nothing wrong'.

Hundreds of websites and social media accounts have been blocked in Turkey as a crackdown on LGBTQ+ groups spreads to independent media – and even to posts about a stock market scandal.