Attempts by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office to probe EU agricultural subsidies fraud in Greece are triggering a political backlash from officials – and accusations of institutionalised clientelism from critics.

The first instalment in a new BIRN series examines how World War II memorials in Bosnia and Herzegovina were built to foster unity between Yugoslavia's peoples, but have become instruments of manipulation, historical revisionism and political propaganda.

Elsewhere, Slovakia under increasing EU scrutiny as tensions grow over reforms; first prisoner exchange on Polish territory since WWII frees Belarusian-Polish dissident; talks underway to choose next chief of General Staff of Czech Armed Forces.

With yet another snap election coming up on June 7, experts fear that the almost constant political turmoil in Europe’s youngest country is undermining its credibility abroad.

Do you live in the Balkans or France, and have you been awarded child support payments after divorce? Was the process easy – and did you receive the money as the court ordered?

Journalists' union welcomes ruling that says government-imposed one-year ban on social media platform was a 'violation of freedom of expression and freedom of the press'.

Survey of women who gave birth recently reveals a "pervasive yet often hidden crisis of obstetric violence" and a widespread dissatisfaction with medical care.

Ruling Socialist Party uses its majority in parliament to vote down a prosecution request to lift former Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku's immunity, allowing for her arrest.

Ruling Socialist Party MPs aiming to support the US on the Iran war push through resolution – but opposition MPs boycott the vote they claim was staged 'for the personal agenda of the Prime Minister'.

As oil and gas prices surge amid the Iran war, Balkan countries are pondering ways to reduce the impact on households and businesses.

An appeals court upheld the verdict jailing the former Socialist Party mayor of Himara, Jorgo Goro, who was at the centre of a political storm during a controversial election in 2023.

The now-notorious hacker group Homeland Justice claimed that it had breached the computer defences of Albania's postal service following its attack on parliament’s systems earlier this month.