After a week of fires blazing in the famous nature reserve known as ‘Europe’s Sahara’ amid searing temperatures in Serbia, authorities say they've finally got the situation under control. A fire ...

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MPs back bill offering conditional pardon to members of Kurdish armed group – which now goes to National Security Council for approval. Members of Turkish parliament in a meeting at the Grand National ...

Record low water levels in the River Danube force temporary shutdown of Romania’s last operating nuclear reactor, obliging the country to import more electricity. River vessels transporting goods pass ...

Ruling VMRO DPMNE gets lion's share of state funding for country's parties, while main opposition Social Democrats see funding fall, under system that rewards election performance. Supporters of the ...

As NATO-led KFOR mission starts winding down presence on bridge in divided Mitrovica, Kosovo's main Serb party warns of potential problems at 'site of serious conflicts'. A Kosovo Police patrol car on ...

Andras Baka will be sworn in August 19 and will remain in office until Hungary’s new constitution is adopted – a process that could take up to five years. Hungary’s President-elect and former Supreme ...

The main Bosnian Croat political party has signed a contract with an American lobbying firm as it pushes for a political power boost for Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina - and seeks to make its voice ...

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Far-right views, rather than extreme-right groups themselves, have been gaining ground in North Macedonia in recent years, feeding on resentment at the country’s reluctant change of name to please ...

With a new law on ‘fair’ representation in North Macedonia’s public administration stalled, hiring is heavily determined by an outdated university ranking system that critics say puts Albanian ...

Experts warn major alterations in media ownership could test country’s democratic resilience and spread disinformation at crucial moment, as EU membership looms. As Montenegro enters the final stage ...