Following reports of labour exploitation at the Linglong tyre factory in Zrenjanin, US Customs said it was halting all shipments of its tyres from Serbia - although the company has denied wrongdoing.

Amid heightened political tensions in Bulgaria, the sudden non-appearance of outspoken TV morning show hosts Maria Tsantsarova and Zlatimir Yochev drew claims that the country is going back to 'a time ...

Now 78 years old, Metodije Prkacin wants justice for the torture he and others suffered in the Morinj military facility near Kotor, Montenegro, in 1991-1992, but he’s not holding his breath. Earlier ...

Tens of thousands filled the streets of Bulgaria’s biggest towns to protest against the current government, the proposed state budget and the lack of long overdue political lustration Huge crowds took ...

Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organised Crime raids a suspected crime group based at the National Information Agency, accused of running scheme to manipulate tenders. The Special ...

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Special Prosecution indicts three over the explosion at the Iber Lepenc water canal in November 2024, which the government described as a terrorist attack. The Iber-Lepenc canal in the northern Kosovo ...

Opposition MPs hurled bottles and clashed with guards as the new ruling party-backed Ombudsman took his oath amid heightened tensions sparked by high-level graft cases. Albanian opposition MPs protest ...

New Ombudsman elected solely with the votes of the ruling majority – a break in tradition – after opposition MPS refused to participate in the vote. Socialist Party MPs during Shabani’s vote. Photo: ...

The expanding use of surveillance in Kosovo comes with weak oversight and growing privacy risks; stronger institutions and greater public awareness are required to strike the right balance between ...

Belgrade court sentences Krunoslav Fehir – member of a unit led by Croatian wartime general and war-crime suspect Branimir Glavas – to six months in jail, then releases him as he had already served ...

Still unregulated, the trade in crypto in Montenegro is unfolding in person and in cash, via unverified intermediaries. The dealer advertised his services on social media; the swap, agreed on a chat ...