Serbia has been battling wildfires for nearly a month without requesting EU assistance. Instead, it has turned to Russia for a firefighting aircraft, citing its greater water-carrying capacity.

Amnesty International said in a new report that the Italian-Albanian deal for the offshore detention of asylum seekers and migrants is “jeopardising people’s safety, liberty and human rights”. Italian ...

After a week of fires blazing in the famous nature reserve known as ‘Europe’s Sahara’ amid searing temperatures in Serbia, authorities say they've finally got the situation under control. A fire ...

Record low water levels in the River Danube force temporary shutdown of Romania’s last operating nuclear reactor, obliging the country to import more electricity. River vessels transporting goods pass ...

MPs back bill offering conditional pardon to members of Kurdish armed group – which now goes to National Security Council for approval. Members of Turkish parliament in a meeting at the Grand National ...

Opposition LDK party says it is withdrawing its demand to name the next head of state out of concern that Kosovo's current crisis "does not seem to have an end – and is getting worse". LDK leader ...

Ruling VMRO DPMNE gets lion's share of state funding for country's parties, while main opposition Social Democrats see funding fall, under system that rewards election performance. Supporters of the ...

Andras Baka will be sworn in August 19 and will remain in office until Hungary’s new constitution is adopted – a process that could take up to five years. Hungary’s President-elect and former Supreme ...

Court orders 30 days of detention for Fehim Sali, who has reportedly admitted working for Serbia’s intelligence agency, the BIA, which allegedly paid him to identify other potential recruits. Fehim ...

Ukraine is about to try Davor Savicic in absentia – the first Bosnian national to be charged with war crimes allegedly committed while fighting with Russian forces in 2022. In an interview with BIRN, ...

Despite a ban on Russian media outlets in Greece in line with EU sanctions, pro-Kremlin content often finds its way into the country’s news as fringe claims are ‘laundered’ into mainstream outlets.

Big changes are afoot amid the heat of the summer holiday season. Our selection of Balkan Insight’s Premium stories takes a deep dive into the motives and agendas driving these changes. Serbia has ...