Balkan News

The Suhareka/Suva Reka municipal assembly declared that Serb families should not return to the village of Mushtisht/Mustiste, the focus of recent protests about wartime crimes.

Pristina’s foreign ministry sent a protest note to Belgrade after the second arrest of a Kosovo Albanian in recent weeks, as Serbia released a police director who was held for over a month.

Three men have been arrested during a special police operation which recovered one of the largest amounts of counterfeit money in Bulgaria’s history.

When the Serbian interior minister wanted to scold the US for allegedly meddling in his country’s affairs, he decided to revive an old Yugoslav retort against Washington.

Relations between the two countries face a new challenge as Croatian and Bosnian Croat officials expressed concerns after ten Bosnian Croat ex-fighters were arrested for alleged war crimes against Serbs.

European Federation of Journalists voiced concern over threats and hate speech used towards journalists in Croatia and will report the case to the Council of Europe.

Fahrudin Radoncic’s controversial testimony at a drug lord’s trial in Kosovo has shaken ruling coalition of Bosniak parties in Bosnia.

The US is not asking Serbia to 'choose' between Washington and Moscow, the US ambassador to Serbia, Kyle Randolph Scott, says - downplaying talk of a rift over his remarks about the Savamala demolitions.

Montenegro is hosting the largest-ever NATO exercise on its soil amid allegations that Russia was behind a recent alleged coup attempt, designed to stop the country from joining the alliance.

The State Investigation and Protection Agency arrested ten former Croatian Defence Council fighters and jail guards suspected of suspicion of crimes against humanity in the Orasje area.

Angry Twitter users have expressed their dismay at the kind of guests that the pro-government tabloid Informer brought to this year's Belgrade Book Fair.

Albanian singers and artists joined protests in Tirana and Valbona against waste imports and planned hydropower plants in the Valbona national park.

Tax officials in Bosnia’s Federation entity say almost a fifth of companies doing business there appear to operate without a licence, depriving the budget of huge sums.

A long-running dispute over Albanian-language textbooks for ethnic minority pupils in southern Serbia has not been fully resolved despite officials’ promises.

Opposition MPs demand resignation of Deputy Labour Minister Dime Spasov for reckless behaviour after being involved in car accidents that he tried to cover up.

Results of analysis of the weapons found close to the Serbian Prime Minister’s home, which could clarify whether the stash was intended to be used to attack the PM, are expected today.

Halloween is becoming more and more popular among the young in Zagreb, with numerous events, parties and trails on offer a day before the traditional Catholic All Hallows’ Day.

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Castle Bran in Transylvania is attracting growing numbers of foreign tourists over Halloween thanks to its connection with the world's most famous vampire, Count Dracula.

Former intelligence chief Dusko Markovic could become Montenegro's new PM, in what looks like a manoeuvre to strengthen the shaken power of the current elite.