Kocani nightclub fire that claimed 61 lives delivered a wakeup call about systemic corruption and impunity. One month after the blaze, BIRN looks at other disasters that preceded it – whose wakeup ...

Israeli PR guru Srulik Einhorn worked to burnish the image of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and – BIRN/Haaretz can ...

Serbia’s new cabinet is intended to convince the public that the Progressive Party and President Aleksandar Vucic are back in control after months of protests. It may also signal a shift towards more ...

Authorities started flattening illegally-built Roma homes in a Sofia neighbourhood despite a European Court of Human Rights ...

The reverberations from Netanyahu's visit to Hungary continue to be felt, with Orban's move to leave the ICC drawing criticism from across Europe. The country’s Jewish community has also been left ...

After the disqualification of a far-right presidential candidate, Romania is walking a diplomatic tightrope as it tries to revive relations with Trump’s Washington while staying aligned with the EU ...

Ramadan Nishori became the first man in Kosovo to publicly testify about surviving sexual abuse during the Kosovo war – as ...

As Greece sends drones and patrols to stop illegal fishing in Lake Dojran, a unique wetland shared with North Macedonia, the ...

Djuro Macut's proposed new 30-member cabinet, due to be confirmed on Tuesday, is dominated by members of the previous ...

In the arid north-east, the towns monopolise the running water while the villagers dig ever-deeper wells, in a race to the ...

The Italian navy ship Libra arrives in Shengjin, Albania, 11 April 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE/MALTON DIBRA The Italian navy ship Libra arrived on Friday in Shengjin port in Albania with 40 migrants on ...

Police stand guard at a pro-government supporters’ camp in Belgrade, Serbia, 14 March 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE/ANDREJ CUKIC Serbian police were accused of “intimidation” after they entered the ...