Southern Balkans

Igor was an excellent student of medicine and specialised in obstetrics. Although his skills seemed in demand in his hometown in the north of Montenegro, he could not get a full-time job at the local hospital....

Kosovo Police have launched an investigation after the town of Zubin Potok, in Serb-run northern Kosovo, was plastered with pamphlets saying members of the local Serbian community members who worked for the Kosovo Security Forces, KSF,...

Ziadin Sela, MP and leader of the Alliance for Albanians party, on Monday told the Skopje Criminal Court that when a hostile mob stormed the Macedonian parliament last April, he was severely attacked by several people...

Macedonia said it will start replacing ‘Alexander the Great’ name signs from the busiest airport and highway – once its decision to rename them to satisfy Greece becomes official. Macedonia will soon start replacing the old...

The volume of Moldova’s imports and exports rose by almost a fifth in 2017, data show – as trade with European markets replaces that with the Russian-led Commonwealth of Independent States. The volume of Moldova’s foreign...

The Kosovo and Montenegro presidents have presented a joint statement on the controversial issue of border demarcation, saying they want to form a joint working body to identify remaining disagreements. The President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, on Friday, issued...

A decision to change the flag waving from a tall poll at  at the entrance to Pristina, at the place known as “the roundabout”, has divided the public in Kosovo. Up until Tuesday, the red and...

Bulgaria is grieving over the death of the urban legend, hermit and church benefactor Dobre Dobrev, who passed away on Tuesday at the amazing age of 103. Bulgarians are mourning the loss of Dobre Dobrev, known...

The Balkan Investigative Reporting Regional Network (BIRN Hub) has appointed Marija Ristic to the positon of Regional Network Director, to replace the current director, Gordana Igric. Marija Ristic has been appointed as BIRN’s Regional Network Director,...

A Kosovo court has released two policemen who were arrested after surveillance footage allegedly showed one picking up a bullet shell from the scene of the murder of Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic. After a six-hour...