Serbian leader voices dismay and Hungary mulls legal action after EU energy ministers voted to phase out all Russian gas imports from 2028. Construction work on the ‘Bulgaria and Serbia’ (IBS) gas ...

The appointment of Ana Trisic Babic as acting president until November's election follows Milorad Dodik’s removal from office after he was sentenced to a year in prison and given a six-year ban on ...

A protest planned for Friday in Tirana – against the Hague war crimes court's trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci – has reignited feuding between Albania's premier Edi Rama and the biggest ...

Robert Fico’s coalition fell short on paper – until opposition lawmakers crossed the aisle, reshaping both Slovakia’s constitution from November 1 as well as the political map.

Large crowds gathered in silence on Monday for the funeral of Halid Beslic, a Bosnian folk singer whose music touched hearts all over the former Yugoslavia. People follow the funeral motorcade towards ...

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Trump’s quixotic policy flip aligning the US with Russia puts him at diplomatic odds with both Ukraine and the EU, who insist on a durable ceasefire before peace negotiations can begin. None of this ...

Against a backdrop of growing regional insecurity, Romania is pushing to rejuvenate and expand its depleted reserve forces. Romanian cadets attend the opening ceremony of the new academic year at ...

Hundreds of protestors marched to Hatvanpuszta, a vast estate tied to the family of Hungary’s prime minister and seen by many as a symbol of corruption in Hungary. The so-called ‘safari tour’ was ...

From the BIRN archives: After the death of nationalist leader Milosevic in 2006 while he was on trial for war crimes, Gordana Igric explained how he was not the only man responsible for the malign ...