“This is not Moscow!” the chant echoed in Sofia just days ago, as thousands of Bulgarians gathered to protest before the presidency–a troubling sign of how serious the rule of... read more →
Janine Natalya Clark, University of Birmingham Hashim Thaçi, the former president of Kosovo and a founding member of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), has been described as “one of the... read more →
Montenegro police announced they would begin daily patrols of schools as a result of the uptick in school mass shootings in Serbia. The news comes amid concerns of increasing youth... read more →
Media organizations throughout the Balkans have used World Press Freedom day to highlight major press freedom concerns. The organizations have called on authorities to address rising threats to journalists, treat... read more →
Croatia adopted the European single currency, the euro, at the start of 2023. Since then, more than 290 counterfeit euros banknotes have been uncovered in the country. According to the... read more →
Gianmarco Daniele, Bocconi University The arrest of Matteo Messina Denaro, one of Sicily’s most infamous mafia bosses, has reminded many Italians of the extreme violence he was associated with when... read more →
The US and UK have imposed joint sanctions on a number of high-profile Bulgarian politicians in relation to corruption allegations. The sanctions were imposed by the Global Magnitsky Act, the... read more →
A former policeman from Romania has been named as an accomplice to Andrew Tate, and his brother Tristan, in a scheme that saw girls coerced into the video chat and... read more →
A shooting incident near a NATO patrol in North Kosovo is currently being investigated, said the NATO-led peacekeeping Kosovo Force (KFOR) on Monday. KFOR said there had been no injuries... read more →
The Inspectorate of the US State Department has published a new report related to the Countering Russian Influence Fund (CRIF), revealing the US has spent more than $600 million in... read more →
