The Western military alliance’s new national spending benchmark on defence and security may cause problems for smaller and poorer NATO member states in the Balkans who cannot afford 5 per cent ...

Celjeta Mema, who emigrated to Germany. Photo: Gabriel Hilty. Leaving Albania, the Country’s Youth Seek a More Stable Future Martine M Christensen and Gabriel Hilty Tirana, Vlora BIRN June 30 ...

Over 70 people were arrested after protesters clashed with police in the wake of a student-led demonstration for snap elections that brought tens of thousands onto the streets of Belgrade.

From politics to the media business, high expectations often go hand-in-hand with disappointments big and small, as our selection of Balkan Insight Premium stories this week shows.

Serbia sent record amounts of arms to Israel last year. But President Aleksandar Vucic said that since Israel attacked Iran, such exports have been stopped. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and ...

Nidal Hasan Saleh Uadi in the Busmantsi detention centre for over a year. Photo courtesy of Nidal Hasan Saleh Uadi. Fleeing Oppression at Home, Palestinian Held in Bulgaria Despite Release Order ...

Our selection of Premium stories this week takes a look at the region’s slow-burning political crises, smuggling networks, digital surveillance and a whole lot more.

President Nicusor Dan on Friday designated Ilie Bolojan, leader of the National Liberal Party, PNL, as Romania’s next prime minister. The announcement ended nearly a month of negotiations ...

A partly ripped electoral poster of right-wing AUR party leader George Simion, covered with a sticker that reads 'Death to Fascism!'. Photo: EPA-EFE/ROBERT GHEMENT. Romania Moves to Confront ...

As European prosecutors investigate alleged fraud with EU farming funds, it has referred two former Greek Rural Development ministers to Greece's parliament for prosecution. Farmers with their ...

The Palace of Justice in Belgrade, where some of the SLAPP cases have been heard. Photo: BIRN. Sued and Sued Again: Film Shows How Lawsuits Target Dissent in Serbia Veran Matic Belgrade BIRN June ...

Months of reports published by Balkan Insight about the student-led protest movement in Serbia have been compiled into a new e-book for free download. Photo Illustration: BIRN/Igor Vujcic. BIRN on ...