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A Croatian newspaper published documents showing vice prime minister Tomislav Karamarko worked for a lobbyist for Hungarian energy company MOL, fuelling allegations of a conflict of interest.

The retrial of former Serbian state security officials Jovica Stanisic and Franko Simatovic, who are accused of war crimes in Bosnia and Croatia, will start at the Hague Tribunal next year.

Greece has launched an operation to close the Idomeni refugee camp at its border with Macedonia, where thousands of people have been stranded for months, unable to journey further north.

The European Commission has set up an independent expert mission to address media freedom issues in the country, focusing on control of the public broadcaster RTCG.

A survey of 250 foreign entrepreneurs in Kosovo suggests that while most of their businesses are doing well, they want reforms to strengthen the rule of law as well as political stability.

Members of Macedonia’s large diaspora are showing their sympathy for the Protestiram movement at home.

Macedonian parties and mediators are mulling the formation of a new interim government that would assume the task of stalled reforms and early elections - but talks have yet to begin.

The sudden death of the pharma boss involved in a scandal over substandard disinfectants in hospitals has raised questions about the possible involvement of the intelligence services.

An online petition has been launched in Albania demanding changes to the criminal code to toughen punishments for those found guilty of abusing orphaned children.

On the flight back from Holland, some of the Albanians deported back to Tirana last week spoke to BIRN about what drove them to try to reach the UK in the backs of lorries.

A historian who testified at a rehabilitation hearing for Milan Nedic argued that the Nazi-backed WWII-era puppet government leader was not directly involved in killing Jews.

Kosovo leaders are thinking of allowing an extraordinary census in Serb-dominated municipalities to prevent a repeat of 2011’s boycott.

A Ministry of Interior official responsible for tackling illegal gun ownership in Kosovo stands accused of moonlighting as a black-market arms dealer, it is alleged.

China's He Steel Group bids premium price despite falling prices, demand throughout Europe.

Bird-watching and wildlife tours in Adriatic Sea lagoons have drawn international tourist attention after a government ban on hunting.

An online initiative run by two women volunteers is encouraging Bulgarians to breathe new life into abandoned rural communities. 

Bosnian parties have asked the Central Electoral Commission for more time to find a compromise on the electoral statute of Mostar, after parliament missed the deadline to agree on reforming it.

Three former journalists are standing as candidates for the mayoralty of Bucharest, while two others have signed up to becomde mayors of two districts of the capital.

Thousands of Serbian opposition supporters demonstrated in Belgrade on Saturday, accusing the main ruling party of rigging the election and demanding resignations.

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