Boban Tonic entered a not guilty plea at Pristina Basic court on Tuesday, where he is on trial for allegedly committing war crimes against ethnic Albanian prisoners held in the Lipljan/Ljipjane prison ...

While Albania’s Edi Rama welcomed an invitation to join Donald Trump’s proposed Board of Peace, Croatia, Slovenia, Romania and Greece merely confirmed that they had received invitations. United States ...

Election Commission orders recount at all polling stations in the country after limited recount in ten municipalities reveals significant manipulation of votes cast. Illustration: BIRN/Denis Sllovinja ...

Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama has proposed using artificial intelligence in public procurement processes to tackle corruption – but experts argue that the root causes should be dealt with first.

Rights organisations hail acquittal of 24 humanitarian workers who took part in migrant rescue operations in Greece, slating the trial as ‘an attempt to criminalise solidarity and demonise ...

Ending months of rumours, Rumen Radev on Monday announced that he was quitting – and dropping heavy hints that he is now likely to create a party of his own. Rumen Radev at a press conference with ...

Migrant workers from Africa have told BIRN about having to surrender their passports on arrival in Albania, working unpaid overtime and facing deportation once they are no longer required. Many are ...

Months after US sanctions took effect on Serbian Oil Industry, NIS, as one of Gazprom Neft’s subsidiaries, Hungary’s MOL says it will buy the majority of shares in the company. The NIS company logo is ...

Far-right demonstrators in Bucharest shouted slogans against a law that has tightened the penalties on supporters of fascist and racist movements – even though its implementation has been patchy. Riot ...

When police attacked the first demonstrations against Albania’s repressive communist regime in April 1991, four students were killed. The officials who were initially convicted were amnestied, and ...

Mijic was released from extradition detention in Serbia, after spending a year behind the bars, which is the legal maximum a person can spend in extradition detention. Currently, he resides on the ...

Auditors have flagged “anomalies” worth almost 14 million euros in deals between a Serbian arms factory and a Belgian machinery manufacturer, BIRN can report. This post is also available in this ...