Elsewhere, Fico accuses UK of election meddling; Czech pro-Russian MEP refused entry to Moldova; more bad news for Hungary’s government on the economy; and Poland identifies Latin American saboteur.

Most cybercrimes in Albania are directly related to the misuse of citizens’ personal data, primarily on social media, the head of the police’s Cybercrime Investigations Directorate, Ervina ...

Serbia has done little to implement European standards in handling cases of sexual violence against women, meaning survivors who report their abusers face a long and often humiliating path to ...

The Turkish state must make serious changes if ‘peace’ is to mean anything more than a cessation of the 40-year armed struggle by Kurdish PKK fighters.

The project is part of a wider policy of Viktor Orban’s government to invest significant taxpayer money in sports and cultural infrastructure in the regions of neighbouring countries where ...

Kosovo Ombudsperson announces investigation into two cases of alleged police brutality – one concerning a 27-year-old who died soon after police used force during his arrest.

At least ten countries will officially commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide this year following the adoption of a UN General Assembly resolution to launch an international ...

In Serbia and Bosnia, sports wagers and slot machines have ensnared thousands of people in a dangerous cycle of gambling addiction – destroying lives and families.

Back in 2005, five women from countries recovering from brutal wars defied the odds to establish what would become a major independent media organisation - Balkan Investigative Reporting Network ...

In October 2024, a shipment of containers with suspected hazardous waste was returned to Albania. But prosecutors haven't yet managed to analyse their contents because they say they're unable to ...

Already repurposed due to legal challenges, Italy’s asylum centres in Albania cost more than originally planned and much more than similar facilities in Italy itself, offering a potential lesson ...

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