Amendments to the criminal code finally led to new investigations into war crimes committed in the 1990s – but there is a ...

Twenty-five years since the war ended, relations between most Kosovo Albanians and Serbs remain deeply troubled – but at ...

Whether by attending Christmas masses, visiting Christmas markets or singing carols, people from the Balkans have found ways ...

A nursery in Greece has flourished by meeting growing demand in the Balkans and beyond for poinsettias – a floral symbol of ...

Twenty-five years after the war ended, Kosovo has adopted a transitional justice strategy aimed at promoting truth and ...

Legendary Kultur Shock frontman tells BIRN why he never really left Bosnia, why he wasn’t sure he deserved a film about his ...

US, UK and OSCE all voice concern over decision not to allow the Belgrade-backed Srpska Lista party to compete in February's ...

In villages near Gjakova/Dakovica in Kosovo, young volunteers each year turn local places of worship into festive ...

The entry into government of the far-right Homeland Movement has undermined the position of Croatia’s Serbian minority – and left many others feeling alarmed. This post is also available in ...

At least four Slovak nationals have turned up in Bosnia and Herzegovina, fleeing the law in their homeland. BIRN tracked down one of them, Gabriel Leckesi, a follower of the extremist People’s ...