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Slobodan Radenkovic was jailed for two years for taking part in attacks on NATO peacekeeping troops in the north of Kosovo in May 2023 that left over 90 soldiers injured.

Political change in Sofia promises a stable government after years of turmoil – but it isn’t likely to translate into a substantial shift in policy towards neighbouring North Macedonia and its blocked EU aspirations.

Academics say state universities across the country are coming under increasing pressure from the authorities, who see them as a hotbeds of organised political dissent that could challenge the Serbian Progressive Party’s long rule at the next elections.

Kosovo MPs have until midnight on Tuesday to elect a new president or head into new snap elections – only four months after the last polls.

The vote removing Diana Sosoaca’s parliamentary immunity clears the way for her criminal prosecution in Romania for allegedly detaining a journalist and promoting anti-Semitism.

For more than a decade, Besnik Kelmendi has been under US sanctions for facilitating the alleged drug trafficking operations of his father, Naser, yet in that time he obtained a gun licence in Kosovo with the help of a senior anti-drugs officer.

Former prime minister warns of democratic decline, criticises the rightward shift of her former party, the HDZ, and reflects on Croatia’s successful path to the EU.

Prosecutors lift the lid on an alleged corruption scam involving the government body tasked with handling Albania’s digital public services. A handful of people made millions.

Court sentences Jelena Djukanovic, a former OSCE employee in Kosovo, to six years in jail for using her position to supply Serbia's intelligence agency, the BIA, with sensitive information.

Kosovo’s biggest religious communities stand accused of meddling in the work of parliament to block passage of legislative changes that would expose them to new financial scrutiny and provide legal recognition for an array of other faith groups.

Former European integration minister Gordana Djurovic tells BIRN that Montenegro, the frontrunner for EU accession, now has membership within its sights - but cautions that there is plenty of hard work ahead.

The Serbian government condemned the verdict convicting three Serbs of involvement in a deadly attack in northern Kosovo in 2023, but MPs in Pristina burst into applause when they heard about the judgment.

Three Serbs were found guilty of terrorism and involvement in a violent attempt to seize northern parts of Kosovo in September 2023, as part of an armed group that was backed by Serbia.

Will the clear victory for Rumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria in last weekend's elections herald new efforts to tackle corruption, as he has promised - or cause new problems in the country's relationship with the EU?

Elsewhere, Magyar claims Hungary tilted Slovak 2023 election Fico’s way by shifting migrants to border; crypto scandal in Poland puts spotlight on president’s veto of law on such assets; protests in Czechia over public media reforms.

Romania is bracing for a period of political uncertainty after the resignation of one third of its ministers from its coalition government.

A court in Kosovo will issue its verdict on Friday in the trial of three Serb men accused of involvement in a deadly attack on police in 2023. According to the indictment, Serbia is also in the dock.

The Turkish Interior Ministry says almost a million stray animals - mostly dogs - have been ‘collected’ from the streets in the past year, but the fate of the animals is unknown.

Legislation prohibits social media companies from offering services to under-15s, while a new law is also being drafted requiring identification verification for all Turkish social media users.

Kosovo’s rival political leaders are already slipping into election campaign mode, trading blame and barbs for their failure to find a new president for the country.

On his path to rolling back illiberal rule, Hungary’s newly elected prime minister has found an ally in a veteran of European politics – Poland’s Donald Tusk. The question now is how far that playbook can travel and where its limits lie.

Greek parliament lifts immunity of 13 MPs accused of involvement in EU agriculture funds scandal following a request by the European Public Prosecutor's Office.

After elections heralded a change of power, controversial senior prosecutor Borislav Sarafov is stepping down, with the new parliament likely to seek an overhaul of the Supreme Justice Council as part of justice reforms.

Revelations from the US about an alleged Iran-linked hacker group’s attempt to sell Albanians’ personal data have raised more questions about cyber defences in the Balkan country after a series of attacks on state systems.

The convincing victory of Rumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria alliance should offer the opportunity for stable government after years of turmoil - but little is known about which political direction it will take.