Southern Balkans

Dobrosav Gavric is spending his days behind bars in South Africa, a long way from his homeland, awaiting a final decision on whether he will be sent back to Serbia to serve a prison sentence for...

Open letter with 700 signatories accuses the Croatian media of fomenting fear and prejudice through false and one-sides reports on migrants and refugees. More than 700 organisations, individuals, journalists and public figures in Croatia have signed...

While migrants and refugees pile up in Bosnia, becoming prime targets for smugglers, only a handful of smuggling cases has ended in a court conviction. Bosnian courts have done little to address the problem of people-smuggling,...

Members of a notorious Albanian-run cocaine smuggling gang in London have outraged the UK mass media by flaunting their illegally obtained wealth on Instagram. The Daily Mail on Monday accused the Hellbanianz group of “brazenly flaunting their...

Bosnian milk and dairy producers have expressed dismay after Kosovo imposed a 10-per-cent customs tariff on imports from Bosnia and Serbia on Tuesday. Bosnian foodstuff producers are worried after Kosovo imposed a 10-per-cent customs tariff on...

As the EU chilled relations with Moldova over the last past year, accusing it of flouting democratic standards, the Moldovan government has been trying to compensate for the loss of European funds by seeking investors from elsewhere....

A land swap between Kosovo and Serbia is just one idea of many that might be discussed during the ongoing dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade, but in the meantime the government in Kosovo would rather focus...

Poland is not out to destroy the European Union but to change it ideologically, Polish writer, journalist and historian Ziemowit Szczerek says, as Europe’s eyes turn to Warsaw and a march to mark the centenary of...

Gjergj Erebara Albanians usually mind their language and swear words are a taboo in public speech, but politicians have increasingly been using vulgar expletives to insult their opponents. Vangjush Dako, 52, has had a fascinating career....

The European Union is stepping up pressure on Moldova to punish those behind a $1 billion bank heist in 2014 and recover the money, amid suspicions the government is buying time for possible political gain. Ilan...