Mayor Erion Veliaj looks on course to continue governing the city from his jail cell – after the Constitutional Court annulled his dismissal and PM Edi Rama said he will not call early elections in ...

If the EU acts decisively, it can orchestrate a peaceful way out of the political crisis in Serbia and avoid a potential repressive end to the mass protest movement. Serbia is trapped in political ...

The Western Balkan countries remain important corridors in Europe for drug and human trafficking and migrant smuggling, says the 2025 Organised Crime Index, produced by an anti-graft NGO. Montenegrin ...

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France has joined the list of EU countries that consider sex without explicit consent to be rape. France’s high-profile Pelicot rape trial thrust the question of consent into the spotlight, pushing ...

Pupils at some Serbian high schools left classes to show support for the mother of one of the victims of the Novi Sad railway station tragedy, Diana Hrka, whose hunger strike is in its fifth day.

New rules making it easier to shoot bears roaming in towns and villages follow rise in reports of bear attacks on humans and populated areas. A male brown bear at the courtyard of the Octavian Goga ...

Intimidation of journalists working for independent media in Albania is getting worse, as state-level and local officials attempt to silence critical voices, both online and face-to-face. When ...

Country's top court rules in favour of ousted Tirana mayor Erion Veliaj regarding his dismissal – also cancelling fresh elections for a replacement for Veliaj, who is facing corruption charges. Tirana ...

German defence giant is to build a new ammunition and propellant factory in central Romania, as Europe ramps up arms production amid the war in Ukraine. Germany’s Rheinmetall AG CEO Armin Papperger (L ...

Tens of thousands packed the streets of Serbia’s second city at a mass gathering to mark the anniversary of the Novi Sad railway station disaster, which left 16 dead, and then staged a major ...

The 2015 Paris Agreement and Europe's Green Deal were aimed at taking serious action to mitigate climate change. As the COP30 summit in Brazil approaches, doubts have been raised about EU countries' ...