Public-sector workers in Kosovo have threatened strikes after the Constitutional Court ruled that a government decision, hiking cabinet members' salaries, did not violate the law.
Monuments erected in the Macedonian capital under the Skopje 2014 project – often depicting figures from Classical Antiquity that angered Greece – are to get new inscriptions honouring Greek-Macedonian friendship.
The Balkans caught a rare moment in the international limelight this week as Greece and Macedonia announced a resolution to their nearly three-decade long dispute over the latter’s name.
A cartoon published by the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo depicting Roland Garros winner Simona Halep has left many Romanians unamused.
A Serbian court restarted the trial for the killing of 70 Croatian civilians in the village of Lovas in 1991 on a technicality because the war crimes prosecutor's office did not have a chief prosecutor for a year-and-a-half.
Former Serbian security service chief Jovica Stanisic’s defence denied journalist Dejan Anastasijevic’s claim at the UN court that the Red Berets unit and Arkan’s paramilitaries were used by the service in the Bosnian and Croatian wars.
The Bosnian state court reduced former Dretelj detention camp guard Ivan Medic’s prison sentence for crimes against Serb civilian prisoners from 14 to 12 years on appeal.
Serbian police are investigating the reported disappearance of a journalist who claimed to have uncovered fresh details about the murder of the Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic.
Zdravko Mamic, the former chief of Dinamo Zagreb who was convicted of fraud by a Croatian court, was arrested on an Interpol warrant in Medjugorje, Bosnian police told BIRN.
Bulgaria's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister have refused to meet Macedonia's President in Sofia – indicating their deep displeasure over his rejection of the 'name' deal with Greece.
Canada's government is under pressure from opposition MPs over the sharp increase in asylum applications from Romania – and the rise in crimes linked to Romanians.
Numerous obstacles could yet prevent the long awaited ‘name’ deal between Greece and Macedonia from coming to fruition.
Balkan states fear their steel industries may feel the consequences of President Trump’s trade dispute with the EU, if European buyers now have less need for Balkan steel.
Milorad Obradovic, who is accused of taking part in the illegal arrests and torture of 120 Bosniaks in Prijedor in 1992 and personally killing three people, was sent to Bosnia from Germany to stand trial.
Fear and shame still prevent most women in patriarchal Bosnia from speaking out against sexual violence and harassment – but there are faint signs of change.
The flight of majestic Griffon Vultures over the remote Tresnjica Gorge is an unforgettable sight – and one that we can only enjoy thanks to the energetic efforts of conservationists.
Economy ministry says connection to the pipeline from Azerbaijan to Europe, which is running on schedule, would greatly boost the country’s economy.
Some 1,000 people rallied in the Macedonian capital Skopje on Wednesday evening to protest against the country’s announced name change, rejecting the historic deal agreed with Greece the day before.
Journalist Dejan Anastasijevic told the trial of former Serbian state security chiefs Jovica Stanisic and Franko Simatovic that the units they controlled fought to implement Slobodan Milosevic’s plan to seize parts of Bosnia and Croatia.
Romania’s Social Democrat Party on Wednesday fired its social media chief for creating and spreading a fake video on Facebook.
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