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Varna's opposition mayor Blagomir Kotsev – whose arrest in July on corruption charges sparked angry demonstrations – has been released after supporters raised the hefty bail sum in hours. Varna mayor ...

Both progressive Hungarian Jews and mainstream Jewish leaders are raising concerns about Trump’s appointment of Ben Landa to serve as the US ambassador to Hungary.

Though by no means perfect, Slovenia offers lessons for the rest of Europe on how to embrace difference and foster cohesion. From multicultural neighbourhoods of Paris and Brussels to the creaking ...

MTV is shutting down its European music video channels, which were once symbols of freedom for many young people in the Balkans and the former Eastern Bloc. Lida Hujic had a front-row seat when the ...

Milorad Dodik may have formally stepped down as Republika Srpska's president after being legally barred from office – but he still hopes to carry on pulling the strings. The decision by the National ...

From the BIRN archives: When Ratko Mladic was captured in 2011 after years on the run, the contrasting responses of Serbs and Bosniaks to the arrest again exposed Bosnia and Herzegovina’s unbridgeable ...

Regulator penalises platorms including Netflix,Disney XD and Prime Video for showing films it claimed failed to respect Turkish family values. Illustration: Jakub Zerdzicki/Unsplash. Turkey’s Radio ...

Amid discontent over the frequent public display of World War II-era Ustasa symbols and salutes, Croatia's centre-left opposition has called for new penalties - but with exceptions that have sparked ...