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 ...

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

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Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski claims deal with UK will kickstart 'investment revolution' in North Macedonia – but some critics insist it may involve taking asylum-seekers from the UK in return.

Ceremonies to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, also known as Victory Day, were held across the Balkans on Friday. With wreath-laying ceremonies and tributes to the fallen ...

With the inauguration of Kosovo’s new parliament deadlocked for a month, President Vjosa Osmani brought political parties together to seek a solution, but no agreement was reached. Democratic ...

BIRN unravels how a 2022 arbitration ruling against Bosnia and Herzegovina's Republika Srpska entity almost cost the country control of its airspace. In March this year, the air traffic control ...

The departure of a small ethnic Albanian party from Hristijan Mickoski's cabinet won’t immediately shake his government – but it could spell problems for the prime minister in future.

Our investigation found that a factory owned by the billionaire former prime minister, Andrej Babis, should have been the prime suspect in an environmental disaster. But the prosecutors and courts ...

Nicusor Dan celebrates victory in Bucharest, 19 May 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE/ROBERT GHEMENT. Romanians elected a centrist politician, Nicusor Dan as their president on Sunday, marking a significant ...