Witnesses told the Hague Tribunal that the notorious Scorpions unit was controlled by the Serbian Interior Ministry during the Yugoslav wars. Can an in-depth analysis of the court’s archives establish ...

Three decades later, and with war raging in neighbouring Ukraine, it’s worth remembering the sparks that ignited the conflict over Transnistria. Thirty years ago, in March 1992, people on both sides ...

Washington has ended sanctions imposed on the former Republika Srpska president Milorad Dodik, his associates, family members and companies connected to them. Milorad Dodik wearing a Donald Trump ...

BIRN’s analysis of the situation in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia shows how mainstream politicians and other prominent public figures have used ...

After a long crisis, new elections may provide a government at last, but are unlikely to resolve the underlying challenges facing Kosovo – or ease the political disillusionment that has grown within ...

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Decision to lift sanctions on Bosnian Serb leader sparks mixed reactions – from celebrations among his allies, to accusations of murky political bargaining among others. The first person to react to ...

An anti-Turkish demonstration in the capital Podgorica has unsettled members of the country’s Turkish community – and has caused concern in Ankara. The anti-Turkish rally in Podgorica on October 28.

Milorad Dodik may have formally stepped down as Republika Srpska's president after being legally barred from office – but he still hopes to carry on pulling the strings. The decision by the National ...

Thousands of Bulgarians on Wednesday called for reforms and voiced frustration with political corruption – especially targeting the MRF – New Beginning leader and sanctioned oligarch Delyan Peevski.

Bulgarian leaders and German company hail deal to build plant manufacturing gunpowder and artillery shells for NATO and EU countries. A worker in the state-owned armament enterprise VMZ-Sopot in ...

Dozens of people from Bosnia and Herzegovina have responded to a rare invitation from Podgorica to testify about crimes committed by suspects who have found refuge from prosecution in Montenegro. Will ...