Balkan Insight

Prime Minister Kurti said the country was working on opening the country's first state arms production and drone design factory, which the Defence Minister said was needed 'in the current security situation'.

After being freed from house arrest, the opposition Democratic Party leader, Sali Berisha demanded the formation of a new technical government to steer the country ahead of 2025 elections

After failed coalition talks, GERB party leader Boyko Borissov is expected to return his government-forming mandate unfulfilled, opening the way for an eighth general election around three years

In surviving a whole four-year term, Kosovo PM Albin Kurti has done what none of his predecessors could. But with elections looming, critics say his government's longevity cannot make up for its lack of results.

Moldova's only port, located on the Danube near the Ukrainian border, has become a conduit for handling Russian oil products, helping Moscow evade sanctions and raising funds to finance its war in Ukraine. BIRN uncovers the actors involved in this trade.

After the recent first round of presidential elections saw an ultra-nationalist take an unexpected lead, fears are growing that the coming weekend's parliamentary elections may deepen the atmosphere of crisis.

Greek authorities are searching for survivors after a second boat carrying migrants sank off the island of Samos in the Aegean Sea – close to where another boat carrying migrants sank on Monday.

Media rights organisations called for the release of seven journalists and other media workers detained in a terrorism-related investigation, who cannot even access their lawyers due to a confidentiality order.

In a case that shocked the country, a court in Athens found 11 defendants guilty of having sex with the young victim who was forced into prostitution by her employer.

A parents' rights association has filed a criminal complaint alleging negligence and corruption at two Sarajevo maternity hospitals, citing concerns raised by over 100 women who recently gave birth.