A wild river given protection as a ‘national park’ in 2023 still faces serious threats to its biodiversity from pollution – and Albania’s government is doing little to stop it. Only a few metres ...

The shocking killing of judge Astrit Kalaja on Monday inside a Tirana court has led to serious questions over levels of security in the country’s institutions. Photo illustration: EPA-EFE/MALTON DIBRA ...

After Albania’s government appointed an AI-generated digital assistant as a ‘minister’, a group of information technology experts have proposed an AI ‘candidate’ for the upcoming Tirana mayoral ...

Slavko Simic of the Belgrade-backed Srpska Lista party pleaded not guilty to involvement in violent attacks with stun grenades and bricks on journalists covering protests by Serbs in north Kosovo in ...

Battlefield scenarios from the wars in the former Yugoslavia in the 20th Century are used in various board games and video games, but while some of them offer the opportunity to play with history, ...

Winner of the Czech election Andrej Babis has revealed the outlines of a new government, but he probably won’t be appointed as prime minister before next month. Leader of the ANO movement Andrej Babis ...

The EU issued a warning to Romania to stop using a pesticide containing neonicotinoids, which are toxic to pollinating insects, after Bucharest sought to aid its cereal crop and sunflower farmers by ...

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 ...

Experts link removal of US sanctions imposed on four Bosnian Serb officials to Milorad Dodik’s exit from the Republika Srpska presidency. Decision to nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize comes ...

Robert Fico’s coalition fell short on paper – until opposition lawmakers crossed the aisle, reshaping both Slovakia’s constitution from November 1 as well as the political map.

As head of Albania’s special anti-graft and organised crime prosecution, Altin Dumani proved no one is ‘untouchable’ anymore. Experts say he set a high bar for his successor.

Former communist countries in Southeast Europe face catastrophic depopulation, with far-reaching social and political consequences. Young people are leaving. Fertility rates have collapsed. Societies ...