A narrow win for Robert Golob's Freedom Movement leaves Slovenia facing complex coalition negotiations - with populist opposition leader Janez Jansa calling for new elections to ensure a stable ...

As oil and gas prices surge amid the Iran war, Balkan countries are pondering ways to reduce the impact on households and businesses. Motorists queue at a petrol station in Skopje, North Macedonia, 9 ...

Parliament passes tough budget restricting public spending, as battle continues to reduce country’s concerningly high budget deficit. The Romanian Parliament in session, November 2025. Photo: ...

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After resigning as Bosnian Serb premier for a second time on Monday, following queries over the legality of his government, Savo Minic was reappointed to his post on Tuesday night. Savo Minic speaking ...

Hungary's MOL says Hungarian court has refused to recognise Croatian judgments convicting its CEO, Zsolt Hernadi, of bribery – hailing what it called a 'significant milestone'. Chairman and CEO of the ...

Zoran Kostic and Dragan Milovic have been sentenced to 15 and seven years of imprisonment respectively after a Pristina court found them guilty of committing war crimes in the Vushtrri/Vucitrn region ...

Pension fund terminates contract with Vilina Vlas spa hotel in eastern Bosnia after campaigners pointed to its previous history as a detention site where Bosniak women were raped during the 1990s war.

Ruling Socialist Party MPs aiming to support the US on the Iran war push through resolution – but opposition MPs boycott the vote they claim was staged 'for the personal agenda of the Prime Minister'.

Standard and Poor's credit rating agency says economic outlook in Serbia remains at the investment-grade level – but political polarisation and protests may affect its appeal to investors. Students ...

Spring has arrived in Moscow, lifting spirits along with the news that Russian energy exports are again much sought-after due to the war in the Middle East. US and Israeli strikes on Iran have ...

After President Zoran Milanovic reacted angrily to the Israeli ambassador's demand to investigate Iranian diplomats in Zagreb, Israel accused him of spreading 'hate-filled language' that 'reflects an ...