'We are open for business' - EU Ambassador to Kyiv recalls staff
Aleksandar Brezar
Shorter period between jabs, new measures after New Year: French PM
French PM Jean Castex announced the return of "compulsory" remote working and a ban on standing in bars and cafes as the country tries to curb the impact of the Omicron variant.
New COVID measures and restrictions spark angry protests across Europe
The weekend saw protesters in several countries on the continent take to the streets to voice their anger after governments introduce new measures as the fight against COVID-19 continues.
UK unlikely to send troops to help Ukraine, defence chief says
UK defence secretary Ben Wallace stated that sending in troops in case of a Russian invasion is unlikely, but that sanctions could be imposed instead.
Bosnia’s biggest crisis for 26 years fuels anguish and discontent
Milorad Dodik's most recent attempts to weaken Bosnia's state-level institutions in the country have led to the most significant political crisis since the 1992-1995 war.
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Bosnian Serbs vote for withdrawing from central institutions
Western countries have expressed concern that the move could trigger further division in Bosnia.
'Final straw': Croatia's president accused of playing down war crimes
Once one of the most progressive voices in the country, Zoran Milanović has come under heavy criticism for a number of populist statements, culminating in the minimisation of wartime ethnically motivated murder in Zagreb.
Long-lost Yugoslav artworks returned to Bosnia by a Serbian collector
More than 30 World War II-era artworks that were stolen from a museum in Jajce, in central Bosnia, finally found their way back home after a collector purchased them at a Vienna flea market.
In Belgrade, a mural of war criminal Ratko Mladić has a city divided
A street corner in the centre of Serbia's capital featuring a mural guarded by volunteers poses the question of whether the country's society and its politicians have the strength to deal with its wartime past.
A one-off or a new trend? Migrants smuggled to Europe in luxury boats
Abandoned luxury sailboats line the coast of Calabria, as organised smugglers ask for top money from refugees seeking safety on the Old Continent in what might be a new trend.
How a fake jabs probe highlights Greece's deep vaccine scepticism
“This is a nation and a culture where doubt is sewn into everything, including the questioning of authority and science, in order to maintain the beliefs they already have.”
NATO expresses concern over Russia's troop build-up near Ukraine
Kyiv says about 90,000 Russian soldiers are stationed near the frontier.
Përparim Rama elected new mayor of Pristina
Rama defeated former health minister Arben Vitia from the governing left-wing Self-Determination Party, or Vetëvendosje, of Prime Minister Albin Kurti.
Flash floods in Bosnia prompt fears of a repeat of 2014 disaster
Dozens of people had to be evacuated from their homes in the Sarajevo suburb of Otes and in the city of Konjic.
Meet the Romanian football star who straddled the Iron Curtain
Miodrag Belodedici was Eastern European football's lucky charm, winning two Champions League titles in the 1980s. He also witnessed the fall of Ceaușescu and the bloody breakup of Yugoslavia.
North Macedonia’s prime minister resigns after local election results
North Macedonia’s prime minister has announced his resignation following the heavy defeat of his governing SDSM in the country’s local elections.
Bulgaria's COVID nightmare that no one wants to own
Bulgarian politicians have been embroiled in year-long politicking as the country nears its third consecutive election. Yet with two weeks to go, focus has shifted on skyrocketing COVID death and infection rates.
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