An anti-government protest led by students demanding better educational conditions escalated into violent clashes between demonstrators and police in the Albanian capital.

PM Rumen Radev summons Russian ambassador over latest drone strikes targeting ships in Bulgaria's Black Sea economic zone, admitting Moscow likely 'benefited' from the attacks.

Courts across the country are struggling under a double burden: dilapidated buildings and mountains of case files, while repeated demands for adequate premises and solutions continue to fall on deaf ...

According to Liberties’ analysis, at least 96 per cent of the EU Commission’s recommendations have not been fully implemented, and 54 per cent show no or only limited progress.

The moralistic reaction to leaked tapes of women filmed secretly in intimate acts shows Albania is still struggling to accept women as sexual beings – while also failing legally to protect victims of ...

Nedzad Grabus vows progress after winning vote to become new supreme head or Grand Mufti of Bosnia's Islamic Community, a post he will hold for the next seven years.

New regulating preventing minors under 15 from accessing platforms such as Facebook and Instagram will come into force in January subject to a final vote in parliament.

Rights groups including BIRN press Turkish authorities to cease sweeping internet restrictions and call on social media companies to resist censorship orders targeting journalists, independent media ...

Security expert Arjan Dyrmishi tells BIRN the “whole system of intelligence governance” has been brought into question by the arrest of the head of Albania’s State Intelligence Service.

MPs dramatically avoid another snap parliamentary election by adopting changes to law on Kosovo Specialist Chambers and electing new President – minutes before deadline expired.

A safeguard clause placing new the bloc’s members under monitoring for 15 years reflects real fears of Viktor Orban-style disruptors – but it could be a gift to anti-EU nationalists as well as a ...

Controversial reform of local government dissolving smaller municipalities into larger units passes after stormy debate, with protesters demonstrating outside parliament.