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.

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 ...

A move to turn the site of the former Spac labour camp in northern Albania into a film set has revived calls for better protection of what’s left of Albania’s dark communist past.

In a statement responding to this recording, Giertych speculated there might be another reason why the right-wing media published the material now. “As for the timing of publication, I think it ...

North Macedonia’s Foreign Ministry issued a travel warning and advised its citizens in Israel and Iran to follow national emergency portals there and follow the instructions of these countries ...

Our selection of Premium stories looks at the political challenges, deadlocks and cliff-hanger elections that the region has seen this week. Romanian President Nicusor Dan addresses media in ...