Southern Balkans

Western Balkan and European Union leaders meet in London this week for a summit that could be a chance to revive stalled reforms and focus attention on critical issues. Unfortunately, there is every chance it will...

The past 12 months have seen another landmark verdict convicting a senior Bosnian Serb figure of involvement in the worst atrocities in Europe since World War II – Ratko Mladic, the former commander of the Bosnian...

Continuing the Berlin Process, European and Balkan leaders will meet in London on Monday to discuss ways to improve growth in the region, strengthen security and achieve reconciliation. The fifth Western Balkans Summit opens on Monday...

“They loaded us onto two buses, after tying our hands first. I saw that we arrived at some houses and that farm in Branjevo. There was the army, the killers, and you could hear gunshots. They...

Sofia hosts the seventh China-Central and Eastern European countries’ summit, known as the 16+1 format, on July 6-7. China’s Prime Minister, Li Keqiang, will meet his Bulgarian counterpart, Boyko Borissov, the leaders of ten other Central...

Saudi Arabia remains one of the main export destinations for weapons from the Balkans, with Afghanistan, Iraq and Algeria emerging as new key destinations, SEESAC report says. A new SEESAC report reveals that Saudi Arabia remains...

As Kosovo leaders face growing criticism over the lack of transparency in the Serbia-Kosovo talks, opposition parties have dismissed the President’s stated willingness to report back to parliament on the dialogue process. After Kosovo President Hashim Thaci said...

Bulgaria’s parliament has supported controversial legal amendments that oblige media to reveal the sources of their income – pushed by the media mogul and politican Delyan Peevski. With 92 votes in favour, 12 against and 28...

The European Commission withheld financial assistance for Moldova on Wednesday after the country’s Supreme Court last week cancelled the Chisinau mayoral elections. The European Commission on Wednesday blocked financial assistance for Moldova after the country’s Supreme...

Russia was willing to go to ‘any lengths’ to bring down Montenegro’s pro-Western government in 2016, and the country’s Western path still remains vulnerable, a new report from a US-based think tank says. A report by...