Southern Balkans

This Sunday’s referendum in Macedonia on the “name” agreement with Greece is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for the country to overcome the long-standing Greek blockade on its path to EU and NATO membership, observers say. They warn...

Serbia’s Defence Ministry has declined to respond to questions about whether Serbia will send peacekeepers to eastern Ukraine, as Kurt Volker, the US Special Representative for Ukraine, has suggested it will. “A number of states have...

Naser Oric’s defence in his war crimes trial questioned the credibility of a witness who said he saw the Bosnian Army’s former commander in Srebrenica open fire on a Serb prisoner in 1992. The defence lawyer...

In a deeply divided land, Bishop Marchel of Balti and Falesti is one of the most politically active priests in a country where 98 per cent of the population are Orthodox Christians – and where the...

The vote just over a week ago in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s parliament to accept a compromise version of the long-stalled Criminal Procedure Code was touted in international circles as a victory. The changes to the code,...

While the talk may be of ‘border corrections’ and ‘land swaps’, one man in Kosovo has begun the preparatory work to demarcate the border between Serbia and its former southern province as it currently stands, and says the...

Recent anti-EU statements by several Serbian ministers risk turning the general public in the divided country against EU membership, experts fear. Recently amplified anti-EU rhetoric by a number of Serbian government ministers could potentially affect public...

The trial in Tirana of notorious organised crime suspect Emiljano Shullazi and his associates was interrupted again, adding to the controversy surrounding the high-profile, politically sensitive case. A hearing in the trial of Emiljano Shullazi was...

With only weeks to go until voting day in October, Bosnia and Herzegovina is in the throes of campaign fever. As in every post-war election cycle in the small country, with possibly the world’s most complex...

Moldovan President Igor Dodon is to welcome Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan after Chisinau expelled seven Turkish professors linked to the Gulenist movement for alleged ‘terrorism-related’ activities. Igor Dodon announced on Tuesday that his Turkish counterpart...