Russia remains ready to aid its Balkan allies in their electoral endeavours and sabotage EU and NATO membership prospects, as Vladimir Putin’s recent efforts to boost Milorad Dodik and Aleksandar ...

Kosovo is failing to access hundreds of millions in EU funding after two years of political wrangling left Brussels-mandated reforms on hold.

Six days before crucial Serbian parliamentary elections, digital rights investigators report with “high confidence” that two prominent figures connected to the anti-government protest movement were ...

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Thousands of people joined student-led protests in Tirana at the weekend to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama, as clashes with police resulted in more injuries and arrests.

Ahead of Serbia's crucial elections this month, members of a commission tasked with bringing order to the electoral roll say they were ‘obstructed’ by authorities.

As Prime Minister Edi Rama rules out resignation in response to violent protests, a political solution is needed to calm the unrest, experts argue.

Since 2023, the Serbian foreign ministry has channelled more than 250,000 euros to Serb diaspora organisations whose activities and public statements dovetail with the right-wing policies and ...

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Semitic and pro-Hitler chants before match against Ajax trigger arrests and draw condemnation from government and Israeli embassy.

After the capital endured a third night of violent clashes between student-led protesters and police, Edi Rama vowed not to bow to the demands for him to quit.

The dominance of pro-government TV channels, while commercial pressures squeeze critical media outlets, shows how uneven the media landscape has become ahead of the October 25 elections.