Most Americans probably don't start their day by chomping into a whole pepper, but the Balkan breakfast trend circulating on TikTok has encouraged many to give it a try. Inspired by ingredients and ...

Balkans analyst Edward P. Joseph tells DW that the Open Balkan initiative, which is supported by Albania, Serbia and North Macedonia, has "dangerous implications" for ...

Balkan Christmas markets are redefining winter tourism in Europe, offering a more relaxed, multicultural alternative to traditional German markets. From Zagreb to Sarajevo, these modern festivals ...

In 2018, convicted cocaine trafficker Slobodan Kostovski fled a Brazilian prison and made his way back to Europe with a fake passport. The Serbian senior quickly fell into old habits, police allege.

An insightful new book chronicles the rise and fall of a musical genre that for a time – for better or worse – became the ‘world’s window into Balkan identity’. For a while, Balkan folk was “the new ...

Balkan Insight, BIRN’s flagship English-language publication, was first published in September 2005 as an emailed newsletter. Its first story focused on the perpetrators of a war crime in Kosovo.Since ...