Police arrested 25 alleged members of a nationalist, far-right youth group in Thessaloniki in northern Greece for robbery and ...

BIRN unravels how a 2022 arbitration ruling against Bosnia and Herzegovina's Republika Srpska entity almost cost the country control of its airspace.

Tourism is one of Croatia’s main economic drivers. It’s also causing environmental damage and transforming towns and cities into "theme parks", critics claim as the country prepares for the summer ...

NATO accession was framed in Montenegro and North Macedonia in terms of economic benefit, not just security – but the benefit has yet to be felt. With more than 4.2 million euros-worth of NATO ...

For over half a century, this historic bar in the Greek capital hasn’t just been a hangout for artists, journalists and politicians - ‘every customer is a star’, its owner and founder tells BIRN.

Romania is set for a sharply contested presidential election runoff between far-right candidate George Simion, who won the first round on Sunday, and centrist pro-European reformer Nicusor Dan.

Democratic Party leader Sali Berisha gestures casts his ballot in Tirana, 11 May 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE/MALTON DIBRA. As the scale of the Socialist Party’s parliamentary election victory became ...

The Court of Appeal in Belgrade increased the sentence handed down to Danko Vladicic for killing two elderly Bosniaks in the Foca area in 1992 during the Bosnian war, jailing him for 12 years.

A new special department at the supreme court and prosecutor's office in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Federation entity, established to tackle corruption and organised crime, is expected to take on more ...

With less than two weeks before Poland’s presidential elections, opposition Law and Justice party-backed candidate Karol Nawrocki is facing claims he was dishonest about owning a second property.

Experts say the proposed law would have a chilling effect on freedom of expression and the media, stifling criticism ahead of the 2026 general election. Hungarian PM Viktor Orban (C) speaks at the ...