Southern Balkans

Like many other women in Moldova, 30-year-old Mariana is finding it hard to find a decent job despite her high level of education. Her prospects are even difficult as she has a child, and most companies are...

Bosnians gathered in the villages of Ahmici and Trusina to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the war crimes committed there against Bosniaks and Bosnian Croats. We have two obligations to these innocent victims. One is to...

The Croatian parliament strengthened Andrej Plenkovic’s position by rejecting a no-confidence bid to unseat the deputy premier and ratifying a European convention on violence against women despite conservative protests. Croatian Premier Andrej Plenkovic scored two important...

Serbian Radical Party leader Vojislav Seselj said that he will not resign as an MP despite his war crimes conviction, which legally disqualifies him from sitting in parliament. Vojislav Seselj, who was sentenced to ten years...

Presidents and prime ministers from Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia are visiting the Bosnian town of Mostar for the 21st International Economy Fair, aiming to boost regional business cooperation. The 21st International Economy Fair in Mostar,...

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia added 190,000 jobs last year but economic growth declined, says the World Bank’s latest report on the Western Balkans. Average GDP growth in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo,...

There was dissatisfaction in Sarajevo and Zagreb after Serbian Radical Party leader Vojislav Seselj was convicted of wartime crimes in Serbia but cleared of wrongdoing in Bosnia and Croatia. Bosnian war victims expressed mixed feelings about...

At a time when a compromise between Macedonia and Greece over Macedonia’s disputed name seems closer than ever, some of the loudest voices against a deal are coming from members of both countries’ big diasporas. Over...

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s recent adoption of a new foreign-policy strategy might seem, at first glance, like a major success. But the document, approved last month by the country’s tripartite presidency, shows that serious divisions still exist within Bosnia...

Serbian nationalist hardliner Vojislav Seselj, whose verdict is due on Wednesday, has repeatedly shown off his disdain for the UN war crimes tribunal and has been convicted of contempt of court three times. “Mr. Seselj, will...