According to media reports, most of the protesters who were arrested were released later, although some were accused of traffic misdemeanours. Student protest organisers meanwhile called for a ...

The first session of reconstructed government; Photo: Montenegrin Government Montenegro’s Largest-ever Government Won’t Last Long, Expert Predicts Borislav Visnjic Podgorica BIRN July 24 ...

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.

Bulgaria opposition leader Kiril Petkov on Wednesday unexpectedly announced his resignation from the We Continue the Change party and from parliament.

Kosovo MPs failed for the 39th time to constitute a new parliament on Sunday, after a Constitutional Court ruling on June 26 obliged MPs to form the parliament within 30 days. A meeting with ...

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 ...

Bosnia's state court has confirmed the verdict sentencing Mirza Kapic to four-and-a-half years in prison for planning a terrorist attack on a mosque in the city of Zenica in 2023.

Albanian police escorting containers believed to contain hazardous waste in Porto Romano, Durres. Photo: LSA. BIRN Reality Check: Albanian Prosecutors Still Can’t Identify ‘Hazardous Waste ...

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.

With major ethical, sustainability and health issues, questions have been raised about the hidden costs of cheap imported goods from China. Chinese e-commerce platforms such as Shein, Temu and ...

A recorded feed of the Russian Channel One’s evening news broadcast TV show in which an employee enters the TV studio with a poster reading ”No War”, March 15 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE/DSK ...

Long delayed headcount shows North Macedonia has lost more than 9 per cent of its population in the last 20 years, a fall that was not unexpected by the experts.