Follow BIRN’s reporters for the latest developments as the wartime Bosnian Serb military chief, who died while serving a life sentence for genocide and crimes against humanity, is buried in the ...

The funeral of Ratko Mladic was held in Belgrade with thousands of mourners including senior officials from Serbia and Bosnia’s Republika Srpska – defying EU warnings about glorifying the Bosnian Serb ...

President Aleksandar Vucic’s trial podcast, featuring well-known basketball coach Miroslav Nikolic, follows an online self-promotion trend embraced by other politicians in the region and beyond.

Seeking to prove to the EU its commitment to root out organised crime, Montenegro has adopted a new law on asset confiscation, but implementation will be key. Parliament in Montenegro adopted a law on ...

Bucharest authorities expand investigation into the controversial 'manosphere' influencers, bringing new human trafficking charges against Andrew and Tristan Tate. Andrew and Tristan Tate arrive at ...

After the EU enlargement commissioner cancels a visit to Belgrade in protest against 'glorification' of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic after his death, President Vucic dismisses her criticism as ...

BIRN has identified Andreas Maul, a town councillor for Germany’s far-right AfD party, as the man behind a Serbian company sanctioned by the US for aiding a Russian alleged cybercrime service provider ...

The Serbian government will organise the transportation of the body of the convicted Bosnian Serb general from The Hague to Belgrade and arrange his funeral with state honours. This post is also ...

Serbian regulator tells BIRN it has allowed the sale of domestic media outlets within Adria News Network – including N1 and Nova – to European Future Media, which is managed by the same parent company ...

In the city of Zvornik, hundreds took to the streets to chant Ratko Mladic’s name after his death in The Hague, while public tributes were held in many other towns – even though glorifying war ...

Former Bosnian Serb Army general Ratko Mladic will be remembered by most as a ruthless war criminal, but despite his convictions for genocide and crimes against humanity, he is still seen a hero by ...

Elsewhere, Hungary indicates it might not be the kind of pliant partner the EU had hoped for; draft of Czechia’s 2027 budget met with criticism from all quarters; Slovakia defies Kremlin warning over ...