Security expert Arjan Dyrmishi tells BIRN the “whole system of governance” has been brought into question by the arrest of the head of Albania’s State Intelligence Service.

Veliki broj ljudi okupio se na protestu u Prištini protiv presude Specijalnog suda kojom su četvorica bivših vođa Oslobodilačke vojske Kosova osuđena za ratne zločine, dok je jedan od govornika na pro ...

If voters backing various Russian-friendly candidates in the first round switch to ruling party-backed Iliana Iotova in the run-off vote, her path to winning the presidency looks more likely, experts ...

A free press in Slovenia is at risk from the return to office of the populist Janez Jansa and media ownership changes that are shaking up the sector.

Siegfried Muresan's failure to secure parliamentary backing in a vote extends Romania’s political deadlock into a fifth month.

Under pressure from protesters, Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic vowed last year to root out corruption. Dozens of arrests followed, but more than 18 months later, barely a handful of people have actually ...

BIRN pieces together how smugglers use their intimate knowledge of mountain roads and monitoring of police movements to move illicit cigarettes from Montenegro into Bosnia and beyond.

The anti-government protests that rocked Albania this summer will not jeopardise its EU membership prospects – but will feed into a broader assessment of Tirana’s respect for democracy and that rule ...

Clint Williamson recalls investigating the four guerrilla commanders recently convicted of war crimes, questions Kosovo’s failure to temper public expectations of an acquittal, and ponders the future ...

Authorities have approved three new permits for tourist complexes in a protected area in Zvernec – where a project backed by Jared Kushner triggered the ‘Flamingo Revolution’ protests.

Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavas’ resignation from the Republican People’s Party has worsened the embattled opposition’s plight ahead of the next elections – potentially benefitting Turkey’s authoritarian ...