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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.

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. 

The Kosovo government is expected to appoint a new Minister for European Integration within a week, after the position remained empty since September 2016. 

The Zagreb authorities have given the go-ahead to a controversial event questioning the official number of victims of the World War II fascist concentration camp at Jasenovac in Croatia.

In a much-criticized move in Montenegro, leaders of the pro-Russian opposition alliance are visiting Grozny to boost ties with Chechen leaders.

Russian analysts have dismissed suggestions that Moscow might recognise Kosovo's independence as a wider deal with the US, saying Russia would never betray its ally Serbia.

Former chief war crimes prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic accused the Bar Association of Belgrade of refusing to register him as a lawyer because he did not prosecute enough cases in which Serbs were the victims.

The Kosovo government is aiming to map the country’s territory precisely for the first time, nine years after declaring independence, following a political dispute over a border agreement with Montenegro.

Watchdog organisation Transparency International's latest annual report on perceived corruption around the world indicates that a high level of graft persists in Balkan states.