Southern Balkans

Hashim Thaci has suggested a referendum on proposals to change borders as part of a deal between Kosovo and Serbia to normalise relations, but analysts pointed out that no law currently exists in Kosovo that would allow such a plebiscite. On...

Romanian expatriates have been travelling to the capital Bucharest from across the country to attend a mass anti-government rally, despite controversies over the lack of an official organiser and authorisation from the municipal administration. Ana Maria...

Macedonia’s right-wing opposition has increased in popularity amid the ongoing, emotionally-charged debate about the forthcoming referendum on changing the country’s name, a survey suggests. Macedonia’s right wing VMRO DPMNE party has boosted its popularity in the...

Bosnia’s Serb-dominated entity Republika Srpska is preparing to adopt a law declaring Cyrillic script must be used by all officials and public institutions, but Bosniaks and Croats argue that the plan is unconstitutional. A draft law...

Z3 was 12 years old when he joined the protests against Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad in 2012 in the city of Aleppo. In return, he says, police dripped melting plastic onto his bare legs and electrocuted...

Koha Group, publisher of one of the most popular Kosovo dailies, Koha Ditore, announced it will stop covering President Hashim Thaci after he stated that the paper is working for Serbia’s leader Aleksandar Vucic. Koha Ditore announced...

Total dependence on Russian natural gas and electrical energy from breakaway Transnistria has caused the current Moldovan Government to take action during its final months in power. Moldova’s parliament speaker Andrian Candu said on Tuesday evening...

Partition would herald the demise of Kosovo as a multi-ethnic society, and mark the failure of the EU-facilitated dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia aimed at mutual recognition within Kosovo’s current frontiers. Partition is not a new...

President Hashim Thaci said that a ‘correction’ of Kosovo’s border with southern Serbia, not partition of the country along ethnic lines, will be a factor in Pristina’s final deal on normalising relations with Belgrade. Hashim Thaci...

In a raid on Monday night, Macedonian police arrested seven people suspected of participating as foreign fighters in the conflicts in Syria and Iraq. The detained suspects, all Macedonian nationals aged between 23 and 47, are...