Balkan News

Montenegro’s government is bringing in a new law against female genital mutilation which will send anyone performing the operation to jail for up to eight years.

Beijing sees its new Bank of China branch, just opened in Belgrade, as forming part of a strategy aimed at conquering Balkan and European markets.

State institutions and individuals have started applying for access to information kept confidential in secret police files for more than 25 years after the Albanian Communist regime fell.

The new cabinet led by Ognyan Gerdjikov, the former speaker of parliament, will be in charge of organising early elections and preparing Bulgaria’s 2018 EU Presidency.

Proposed legislation that would pardon convicted politicians or reduce their jail terms is widely seen as an attempt to undermine Romania's campaign to stamp out corruption.

The anti-fascist association in the town of Sibenik will mark Holocaust Remembrance Day with a reading of Anne Frank’s diary after a local school director barred an exhibition about the WWII diarist.

Police in Austria have mounted a huge operation to break up a network of suspected jihadists with links to the former Yugoslavia, according to reports.

Just four days before the deadline for the VMRO DPMNE’s Nikola Gruevski to form a new government, the Democratic Union for Integration offered seemingly conflicting views about joining him in coalition.

The artist Christo’s decision to cancel his 'Over the River' Project, in protest against Donald Trump's new administration in the US, has impressed many artists as well pleasing local environmentalists who opposed the scheme in the first place.

With Donald Trump installed in the White House, will the illiberal winds blowing across the Atlantic be wind in the sails of Balkan illiberals?

Former premier and ex-guerrilla commander Ramush Haradinaj, who was arrested in France over Serbian war crimes allegations, accused Belgrade of abusing the law by seeking his extradition.

Police have searched 25 locations across Romania in pursuit of evidence linked to an international human trafficking and migrant smuggling network.

Vengeful Kremlin is determined to unpick Western-led peace settlements in Bosnia and Kosovo, US expert writes.

The ruling VMRO DPMNE party's new campaign against Soros-funded NGOs - accusing them of being ‘foreign mercenaries’ - is taking a threatening turn.

Fears of the growth in Islamic influence in Bosnian life have been augmented after Sarajevo University Senate advised faculties to let students to take a break on Friday for prayers.

Despite speculation that the country will reintroduce compulsory military service, logistical issues and a lack of funds mean this is impractical, a Croatian military analyst argued.

Female MPs in the Kosovo parliament have created a cross-party organisation to work for women’s rights and combat discrimination, but progress is slow and some male lawmakers have been critical.

Students and activists who participated in the overthrow of Albania's brutal communist regime 26 years ago are coming together to demand political changes once again.

Die Balkan Betrugs Ratte, auch rund um die WAZ – Gruppe, Preussag, EU-OLAf Betrugs Verfahren: Bodo Hombach ist nun von der Medien Zensur Institution: „Correktiv“ :: Gründungs-Vorsitzender des Ethikrates: Bodo Hombach (2014-2016) also einen Profi Lügner und Betrüger Eigene Institution fürs Geld stehlen, als Mafia Vorzeige Lehrmeister: Er ist Präsident der Bonner Akademie für Forschung und Lehre praktischer Politik. Der nächste peinliche Fall: Bezahlte Vandalten und Schläger Trupps der SPD: AntiFa: Heiko Maas und die Nazi Bande Bande um die Stasi Frau: Anetta Kahane und die Schleuser Mafia Ein Video eines Satiremagazins zeigt schockierende und weltfremde Aussagen von deutschen Politikern. „Wir schaffen das“, ist natürlich auch dabei Heiko Maas verbreitet die dümmsten Lügen […]

Latest Cooperation and Verifications Mechanism report says Romania and Bulgaria need further monitoring until they meet all the requirements in terms of justice, corruption and organized crime.