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Fed by demand for new guns and leftovers from depots looted in the 1990s, Albania has become a key hub for small-arms trafficking.

The two countries’ failure to maintain liaisons to the EU’s criminal justice agency – partly for political reasons – is a setback to vital cooperation against cross-border organised crime groups.

Court documents and interviews have revealed more about recruits from Moldova who were trained by Russian instructors at camps in Bosnia and Serbia to foment unrest, scout embassies and use military-grade drones.

BELGRADE – Israeli Elbit Systems and Serbia’s main state-owned import-export company, SDPR, will co-own a drone factory that is going to be built in Serbia, with the Israeli partner having a majority stake of 51 per cent. This was revealed in a joint article by BIRN and Haa…

BRUSSELS – The process of adopting the European Union’s position regarding Albania’s Interim Benchmark Assessment Report (IBAR), a crucial next step in the country’s EU accession process, remains at an early stage, and it is not yet possible to specify whe…

BRUSSELS – Spokesman Guillaume Mercier said on Wednesday for N1 that the European Commission is following the developments regarding this media outlet. Journalists and citizens gathered on 7 April in front of the N1 television to protest the removal of Igor Božić as the tel…

For Belgrade, the logic behind the acquisition of Chinese CM-400AKG missiles is multifaceted.

‘Reporting War’, organised by the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN, in Sarajevo, examines journalists’ role in the Yugoslav wars – and how some nationalist media helped to fuel them.

Court documents and interviews have revealed more about recruits from Moldova who were trained by Russian instructors at camps in Bosnia and Serbia to foment unrest, scout embassies and use military-grade drones.

BELGRADE – The detection of explosive devices near the critical energy infrastructure in the town of Kanjiža, which Serbian and Hungarian officials described as a foiled terrorist attack, is widely interpreted as “a false flag operation” by security experts. Independent observers…

Looking back, the 2006 package of proposed constitutional reforms was a missed chance to improve on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s dysfunctional post-war system – and one that may not reoccur.

Serbia plans to produce drones with the Israeli arms giant Elbit Systems, BIRN/Haaretz can reveal, despite the firm’s high-profile involvement in Israeli military operations in Gaza.

Donald Trump Jr’s visit to Banja Luka for a business panel, held under heavy security, is seen as part of Republika Srpska’s efforts to cultivate ties with Washington.

BELGRADE / BUDAPEST – Director of the Serbian Military Security Agency (VBA) Đuro Jovanić addressed the media on Sunday following the announcement that explosives had been found near the Serbian-Hungarian gas pipeline in the north of the country. According to Jovanić, VBA &…

Viktor Orban toured military units near the Serbian border the day after the Belgrade authorities said they found explosives near a gas pipeline to Hungary – and denied the incident was staged to influence the upcoming Hungarian elections.

Aleksandar “Aco” Djukanovic, brother of former Montenegrin leader Milo Djukanovic, has been charged with the illegal possession of weapons and explosive materials.

Former CIA officer's lawyer claims Montenegrin prosecutors threatened to prosecute Joseph Assad if he refused to testify in the now-dismissed 2016 'coup plot' case.

Lence Ristoska quits after being removed from two politically sensitive cases concerning alleged corruption within the ruling party – calling it the last straw in a series of moves aimed at preventing her from doing her job.

The British government is wondering whether promises of closer links to Europe may help woo largely hostile voters. Meanwhile, a right-wing newspaper is touting Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic for his tenacity in standing up to the EU.

This article is the result of a collaboration with Josimar. You can find Josimar’s corresponding piece here. A European academic used a false name to represent an opaque Asian-facing bookmaker that is sponsoring Croatia’s national football team in the run up to the 2026 FIF…

Desperate for a success, the EU appears to be rushing Montenegro toward membership by 2028, or 2029 at the latest. But beneath the optimism lie ticking time bombs, including the long shadow of Djukanovic and the persistence of Serb nationalism.

Photo: Government of Montenegro On March 30, the fourth Anti-Corruption Forum, “EU by 2028? Crypto, Malign Influence and Disinformation,” organised by BIRN Montenegro, called on the authorities to focus on substantive reforms, strength independent institutions and combat corrupti…

Photo: BIRN Kosovo BIRN Kosovo and Internews Kosova have launched two publications shedding light on disinformation trends and the legal gaps that enable their spread in Kosovo. The post BIRN and Internews Kosova Launch Reports on Disinformation and Legal Gaps in Kosovo appeared …

Photo: BIRN Albania BIRN Albania has published a new analytical report examining the financial statements submitted by political parties and electoral subjects for the 11 May 2025 parliamentary elections in Albania, providing a detailed assessment of campaign financing patterns, …

Photo: BIRN BiH Bosnian canton signs memorandum with groups including BIRN BiH to improve quality of school teaching about war in Bosnia and 1995 genocide. The post Judicially Established Facts about War Included in Sarajevo Canton Curriculum appeared first on BIRN .