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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...