Now, with Bashar al-Assad gone ... BIRN’s team of journalists continued to uncover important stories across the Balkans and south-east Europe. From deadly accidents to mass protests, violent ...

With Donald Trump set to return to the White House, his impact on nationalist movements in the Balkans could stall the EU's enlargement ambitions ...

one of whose aims is to remind people that most of Russia’s cultural ‘icons’ now live outside their homeland. The US Justice Department charged a Hungarian with conspiracy to export American ...

They offer breathtaking landscapes, historic sites and cultural traditions. Discover now 8 little-known Balkan towns that have it all. Want to discover the Balkans? Read more on the topic ...

Tens of thousands of homes in Bosnia and Herzegovina lost access to electricity on Tuesday after heavy snow and winds crashed into the Balkans region. Roads were blocked and traffic faced major ...

A semi-annual report on recent economic developments and the outlook in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia). This edition’s spotlight ...

Despite years of involvement by the United States and its allies, the Balkans region is suffering from economic stagnation and high unemployment; hundreds of thousands of refugees still await ...

The partners are now set to agree on a "growth plan for the Western Balkans" to strengthen ties between them and the EU. The plan would aim to secure investments in infrastructure and jobs in the ...

The now 27-member European Union has been repeating the mantra since the 2003 EU summit in Thessaloniki, Greece: The countries of the Western Balkans that emerged from the disintegration of ...

A snowstorm hit the Balkans on Monday, causing traffic chaos, closing schools and leaving thousands without electricity. In Slovenia, the bad weather hindered efforts to rescue two Hungarian ...