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Ahead of new snap elections, Rezarta Krasniqi of Democracy for Development, D4D, says Kosovo parties are still failing to go beyond the legal quota when it comes including women on candidates lists.

Serbia dropped reference to biometric technologies from its draft Law on Police, but its interior ministry has anyway installed formidable facial recognition software already used by Russia and Iran to track down dissenters.

Radev halts refuelling arrangement after Trump declines to lift visa requirements for Bulgarian visitors to US.

Across the region, corruption is shaking the highest levels of government. How is Europe tackling the issue?

Ruling on Bozidar Kalmeta follows retrial ordered by Supreme Court in decade-long corruption case linked to state road firms and alleged misuse of public funds.

Authorities are under pressure to act after another Russian drone breaches country's airspace and explodes, injuring two people.

Elsewhere in the region, Hungarian parliament revokes planned withdrawal from the ICC; speculation explodes over possible sale of Czech maker of Semtex; Poland and UK sign a new security and defence treaty.

Minister says new taxes on company profits and short-term rentals will help to curb inflation, now running at 5.4 per cent, one of the highest levels in the EU.

As tensions grew in Yugoslavia, Serbia used the crimes committed by the fascist Ustasha forces of World War Two to whip up fear and hatred of Croats, preparing the public for war.

The court ruling that ousted the main opposition party’s leadership and the riot police raid on its headquarters have caused public revulsion at an open display of injustice – particularly among Turkey’s younger generation.

Women politicians such as ex-President Vjosa Osmani are frequent targets of AI-generated false content and online abuse as Kosovo heads to the polls.

Ukrainian Security Service says it suspects Davor Savicic, alleged commander of the Wolves combat unit, tortured and mistreated civilian captives while fighting for Russia in Ukraine in 2022.

Economy Minister welcomes ruling dismissing Hungarian oil company's claims against Croatia over alleged breaches of Gas Business Agreement.

Central Bank data shows direct investments from Russia have fallen by 73 per cent since EU sanctions were imposed in 2022 over the war against Ukraine.

Drawing on his father’s World War II experiences, Marko Vukosavovic’s new book about Montenegro's anti-fascist resistance adds a personal touch to the history of the Yugoslav Partisan struggle.

In her latest despatch from Washington, Jovana Djurovic dissects official State Department policy on the Balkans.

Unpicking the origins of two luxury SUVs used in a fatal 2023 attack by Serb gunmen in Kosovo, BIRN uncovers a web of companies cornering the Serbian market in energy infrastructure and transport with the help of millions of euros in public funds.

Police on Tuesday say they have dismantled the crime gang that defrauded the Greek state and Brussels by falsely claiming EU agricultural subsidies.

‘The Train – On the Border Between Terror and Freedom’ sheds light on mass expulsions during the 1999 war, bringing together testimonies of displacement and survival from survivors.

The new edition of BIRN’s Western Balkans Stability Monitor looks at election fever in the region. Some countries are heading towards elections; in others, parties are using possible polls as a PR tool.

Election season is coming early to Greece with the unveiling of two new parties, but can anyone end the dominance of the conservative New Democracy party come 2027?

Veteran right-winger takes up PM's post for fourth time, promising a focus on development, security and completing what he called a 'half-finished' transition to democracy.

Prosecutors said that a body found on Thursday is likely that of a man whose disappearance after a restaurant shooting incident prompted the arrest of Belgrade's police chief.

Political pressure and dwindling public funding mean that Europe’s museums are struggling to stay afloat - and fundraising via corporate sponsorship has brought its own issues.

The opposition CHP leadership is contesting a ruling removing its leadership - a blatant attempt by the court to influence the outcome of future elections, one Turkish political expert argues.