Protest against threats to media freedom in Zagreb, Croatia, March 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/ANTONIO BAT. 20 Years On, New Threats Worsen Outlook for Free Media in Balkans Sinisa Jakov Marusic Skopje ...

Eight months on, the anger and protests triggered by the collapse of the Novi Sad railway station canopy, which killed 16 people, is not subsiding. On June 28, a date filled with symbolism in ...

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 ...

Mustafa Stovrag lost his appeal against his three-year jail sentence for beating up Bosnian Serb soldiers who were being held as prisoners of war in Gorazde in 1993.

Ekrem Imamoglu, mayor of Istanbul and the main opposition party’s presidential candidate, told a court in the city on Monday that the cases against him are a punishment for challenging the rule ...

Croatia's maritime ministry hails safe rescue of passengers and crew members from a vessel that started taking in water on Monday night near the port of Zadar.

Protesters attend a rally in support of the Palestinian people in Belgrade, 22 June 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE/ANDREJ CUKIC. Serbian activists protest ammunition sales to Israel ...

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Narrow ruling-party victories in widely followed local elections on Sunday in Serbia have drawn allegations of vote-buying and other irregularities.

A giant Turkish flag at a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic, Istanbul, October 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN.

Romanian President Nicusor Dan addresses media in Bucharest after his election victory, June 4 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE/ROBERT GHEMENT. Pizza Politics: Romanian President Walks Tightrope in Race to ...