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Rights campaigner Abdulrahman al-Khalidi, who fled Saudi Arabia, has been held for four years and ten months in Bulgaria after the authorities claimed he was a national security threat.

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.

Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci says he expects to be acquitted of all charges in the war crimes case against him and three other former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders when the verdict is announced on September 16.

Elsewhere, fugitive Polish ex-deputy minister traced to Transnistria; Fico and his economy minister row over how much Slovakia should pay for CEZ’s stake in JESS; and Czech ministers begin talks over 2027 budget allocations.

The troublesome issue of who owns Bosnia and Herzegovina’s state and defence assets must be settled – or the country’s politicians could be forced into a solution that might benefit US commerce but harm the state.

As the EU awaits final approval for plans to set up ‘return hubs’ in third countries for migrants awaiting deportation, it’s predicted that Balkan countries could end up hosting such holding centres despite concerns about human rights violations.

The remains of 23 individuals have been found at three sites near northern Kosovo’s Zubin Potok in excavations that authorities believe are connected to victims who were forcibly disappeared during the 1998-99 war.

In their latest public row, opposition leader Milan Knezevic called for Montenegrin Prime Minister Milojko Spajic to resign after presenting documents he claimed show that Spajic joined Serbia’s military reserve.

President Nicusor Dan blamed Russia for the explosive-laden maritime drone in the Black Sea - another indication of the security risks that Romania faces as the war in neighbouring Ukraine continues.

As Russia tolerates Aleksandar Vucic’s embrace of the Ukrainian president and the idea of Serbian-Ukrainian arms cooperation, Moscow’s policy efforts in the Balkans seem to have stalled, like its war in Ukraine.

With rivers running dry and some towns and villages villages dealing with days or weeks of water shortages, some Bosnians are taking their frustration to the streets to protest about the overstretched water utility system.

A former Conservative MP sparked controversy in the UK with a proposal to bring Brexit-scarred Britain closer to Europe in a new European Confederation that would also include the Western Balkans. Despite some flaws, its timing could be right.

An end to the decades-long conflict between Turkey and the Kurdish militants of the PKK could transform Turkey’s geopolitical and economic relationships with its neighbours and Euro-Atlantic allies.

The hit to cargo transport from a dramatic drop in Danube water levels will be felt across the Serbian economy for months to come, experts warn.

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.

A new director has taken charge of some of the few independently-oriented media outlets in Serbia, including N1 TV, raising fears in a politically-charged environment that critical voices might be sidelined ahead of upcoming elections.

As the country's political crisis continues, the three largest opposition parties in Kosovo skipped a meeting with the acting president, claiming she no longer holds the post legitimately.

While the PM cites the need to streamline the public administration, experts and unions speak of the ‘destruction of human rights know-how’ and the influence of an ultra-conservative group that advocates corporal punishment.

Albania’s government plans to cut the number of municipalities from 61 to 46, but critics fear it will only further isolate rural communities from public services and undermine environmental protections.

Refugees, migrants and activists say police meted out indiscriminate violence against detainees at a detention camp in Bulgaria on July 26 after two escaped. Bulgarian authorities are yet to offer an explanation.

The landmark law has raised hopes of ending decades of conflict with the Kurdish militants, even if distrust of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is fuelling concern over what process may ultimately deliver.

Serbia has unveiled legal amendments to ‘protect’ schools from ‘misuse’, but critics say they are all about exerting control over an education system that has played a prominent role in anti-government protests.

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.

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".

Elsewhere, Slovak Interior Ministry forced into embarrassing U-turn over speed cameras with suspected Russian links; Poland beefs up defence of critical infrastructure against Russian threats; and future of Orban’s summer camp in doubt.