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Turkish media have welcomed Kosovo's decision to ban Friday's planned Kurdish music night in Pristina, claiming it would have spread 'terrorist' propaganda.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic handed over files on Serbs who went missing in wartime to his Croatian counterpart Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, as both pledged to resolve disputes that have heightened tensions.

Riled by the stream of corruption probes into the party's leading officials, Romania's ruling Social Democrats are calling for an investigation into what it calls a 'deep state' that has infiltrated politics, economy and justice. 

Facebook is clearly winning the social media war in the former Soviet republic, after the number of its accounts rose markedly in 2017, while those of Odnoklassniki fell by a quarter.

As Aleksandar Vucic makes his first visit to Croatia as Serbia’s president, relatives of the remaining missing persons from the 1990s war are hoping he will bring information to help find their loved ones.

The long-delayed formation of a new government in Berlin is likely to lead to the return of Germany as the EU's 'lead actor' in the Balkans, experts say.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said his planned visit to Croatia this week will go ahead – as disputes continue to flare between the two former Yugoslav republics.

Kosovo police have arrested two police officers from northern Mitrovica on suspicion of having manipulated evidence in the investigation into the murder of the Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic.

Bosnian Security Minister Dragan Mektic has denied saying that Serbs must recognise that the Srebrenica massacres were genocide, insisting that he was misquoted by a newspaper.

A Bosnian Serb energy company is threatening to cut off gas supplies to the capital, Sarajevo, in a dispute over gas transport prices.

The head of the Russian motorcycle club known for its close ties Vladimir Putin has invited the pro-Russian Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik to their summer bike-show.

Women from Kosovo's opposition Vetevendosje party say it is time to raise awareness of the problem of sexual harassment in the country, saying it occures within their own party, too.

Serbia’s ruling Progressive Party said criticism of its decision to set up offices at the site of a WWII concentration camp was “unfounded” and came from people seeking to undermine its achievements.

Senior Turkish envoy on visit to Bosnia has warned local, regional and international actors not to raise ethnic tensions in Bosnia.

Albin Kurti, the leader of Kosovo’s opposition party Vetevendosje, claimed the murder of Kosovo Serb leader Oliver Ivanovic could be a message from Serbs to Pristina – or an attempt to cover up crimes.

Zagreb accused Belgrade of spreading “false information” with its exhibition at UN headquarters in New York about the WWII concentration camp at Jasenovac in Croatia.

The UN mediator in Macedonia's ‘name’ dispute flies next week to Athens and Skopje to take the pulse of both governments over his latest ideas for a solution to the long-standing issue.

With a high-profile, cross-border murder investigation underway, mass anti-corruption protests taking place and some visitors to the region causing a stir, our Premium Highlights this week takes a look at the possible implications of events that have unfolded in recent weeks and months.  

The tab system – buying goods in shop on credit and paying for them later – is making a comeback in Bosnia, where rising prices have left many people out of pocket.

While Serbian politicians, including the President, publicly mull holding a referendum on Serbia- Kosovo relations, few experts believe it will solve much.