GERB party leader and former Bulgarian premier Boyko Borissov made clear his ambition to return as prime minister - despite ...

Some Balkan countries are freezing Syrian asylum applications after the sudden change of regime in Damascus, while Turkey is ...

After the US added former First Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi and Judge Enver Behxheti to its blacklist for corruption, ...

Kosovo's prime minister hailed the launch of a new scheme to track domestic violence perpetrators with electronic bracelets, ...

Former justice minister Hajredin Kuci and former mayor Isni Kilaj denied obstructing justice and influencing witnesses at ...

Kosovo wants its public services to be fully digitalised by 2030, but experts say it has a long way to go. Kujtim Thaci ...

Levels of bullying and violent behaviour in schools have long been concerning – and acknowledged – but effective mechanisms ...

A new report by Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe, CASE, names Serbia as the worst offender in the Balkans in terms of ...

Experts tell BIRN that the lightning fall of Bashar al-Assad creates openings and possible difficulties for Turkey, which has ...

Radislav Krstic’s confession and request for forgiveness for the 1995 Srebrenica massacres was largely ignored in Serbia and ...

Romanians are worried about the state of their democracy after allegations of electoral manipulation results in a bombshell ...

BIRN reported in 2022 on the scourge of pollution in the area of Albania’s oldest oilfield. A subsequent inspection resulted ...