In a strongly secular European Union, the Balkans’ complex religious reality plays an important role as officials and diplomats gather on Wednesday to discuss the membership plans for six nations. The ...

The Balkans experienced a turbulent 2025, with political upheavals, natural disasters, tragic incidents, and social unrest shaping the year. In Serbia, anti-government demonstrations continued ...

Athens is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It has been a place of human settlement for at least ...

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Orthodox Christians attended Epiphany ceremonies on Tuesday, highlighting water scarcity concerns in Greece. Officials used ...

The State Department is so far refusing to comment on a growing corruption crisis engulfing the Balkan nation of Albania, a vital U.S. ally in the region. Following an Albanian court’s decision to ...

Tour operators can help you rent a kayak or hire a motorboat from the Albanian town of Pustec to get to Maligrad and several shoreside cave-hewn churches where Christian hermits once dwelled. For more ...

FOR EDI RAMA these are the best of times and the worst of times—but mostly the best. In May Albania’s prime minister was elected to a fourth consecutive term. His country’s GDP has grown by 160% in ...

North Macedonia’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday postponed a ruling on a controversial law concerning the use of minority ...

A man has admitted trying to help smuggle five Albanians into the UK in a lorry. Ibrahim Sollaku, 33, of Wilton Avenue, Southampton, was arrested in Bournemouth on 5 November. At the same time, ...

Ibrahim Sollaku pleaded guilty to immigration and drug dealing offences A man has admitted trying to help smuggle five Albanians into the UK in a lorry. Ibrahim Sollaku, 33, of Wilton Avenue, ...

Macedonians” – The evolution of the population of Macedonia after World War I – The product of language planning, the language of “North Macedonia” – And some questions about the “Banda ...