Police arrested 25 alleged members of a nationalist, far-right youth group in Thessaloniki in northern Greece for robbery and ...

BIRN unravels how a 2022 arbitration ruling against Bosnia and Herzegovina's Republika Srpska entity almost cost the country control of its airspace.

Romania is set for a sharply contested presidential election runoff between far-right candidate George Simion, who won the first round on Sunday, and centrist pro-European reformer Nicusor Dan.

Tourism is one of Croatia’s main economic drivers. It’s also causing environmental damage and transforming towns and cities into "theme parks", critics claim as the country prepares for the summer ...

For over half a century, this historic bar in the Greek capital hasn’t just been a hangout for artists, journalists and politicians - ‘every customer is a star’, its owner and founder tells BIRN.

Marcel Ciolacu stepped down as prime minister after the candidate backed by his ruling coalition performed poorly in the first round of Romania’s presidential elections and a far-right candidate came ...

The Court of Appeal in Belgrade increased the sentence handed down to Danko Vladicic for killing two elderly Bosniaks in the Foca area in 1992 during the Bosnian war, jailing him for 12 years.

Tens of thousands of people gathered for the funeral of Sirri Sureyya Onder - a popular figure across the political spectrum in Turkey, renowned for his peace-making efforts.

As a day of remembrance for the children killed during the siege of Sarajevo was marked, three decades on, the direct perpetrators are yet to be held accountable.

In an interview with BIRN, Zef Mazi, Albania’s former chief negotiator with the EU, poured cold water on Prime Minister Edi Rama’s election promise of EU accession by 2030.

Anonymous profiles, a lack of financial transparency, and the unethical use of AI threaten to undermine the integrity of Albania’s May 11 election, BIRN has found.

NATO accession was framed in Montenegro and North Macedonia in terms of economic benefit, not just security – but the benefit has yet to be felt. With more than 4.2 million euros-worth of NATO ...