New changes to the Albanian criminal code that only partially abolish defamation as an offence have been criticised by media freedom organisations, citing concerns over freedom of speech. Albanian ...

Keen to show loyalty to the US president, some Balkan states signed up to Donald Trump’s contentious ‘Board of Peace’. Others, meanwhile, are looking to the US for new business partnerships instead of ...

Freight operators from Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and North Macedonia block goods traffic at border crossings, protesting over new EU EES rules that limit their stay in the Schengen area to 90 days ...

People and policies need to change in Kosovo’s major opposition parties if they are to challenge the dominance of Albin Kurti’s Vetevendosje, experts say. At midday on January 13, ranking members of ...

An intensifying crackdown on the opposition and progress in the thorny Kurdish peace process may define Turkey’s political year - but outside developments may overshadow domestic initiatives. Turkey ...