The Montenegrin parliament voted in favour of an initiative demanding that the Constitutional Court rule on whether President Milo Djukanovic was in violation of his constitutional responsibilities when he backed... read more →
Pollution from coal-fired power plants throughout the Balkans region are estimated to have caused thousands of deaths due to breaches of legal limits on harmful emissions. More than half of... read more →
Twitter has begun to label pro-government media accounts in Serbia as “state-affiliated” media. Those labelled as state-affiliated include the dailies Politika, Informer, Srpski Telegraf, Kurir, as well as three free-to-air... read more →
German politician Christian Schmidt took office as Bosnia’s international peace overseer this week, in spite of opposition from Bosnian Serb leaders calling for the Office of the High Representative (OHR)... read more →
North Macedonia’s parliament has almost unanimously passed an opposition-proposed resolution amid ongoing talks with neighbouring Bulgaria. The resolution would draw so-called “red lines,” or non-negotiable topics, regarding talks over the... read more →
Turkey’s presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin yesterday underscored the importance of peace and stability in Albania for Turkey and the broader Balkans region. Meeting with reporters in Albania’s capital of Tirana,... read more →
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has outlined the country’s priorities for its upcoming two-year term in the United Nations Security Council. Amid a formal reception to celebrate the occasion, Rama... read more →
Ten people were killed while ten were injured when a fire broke out at the intensive care unit of a public hospital in Piatra Neamt, Romania. ABC News reported that... read more →
An 82-year old woman could face two years in prison for trying to slip in rolls of cannabis into jail in Romania. Elena Mladin has the dubious honour of being... read more →
Two men are facing life imprisonment over a bus bombing that claimed the lives of five Israeli nationals in Bulgaria in 2012. Al Jazeera reported on Monday that Bulgaria’s Specialised... read more →
