Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Pavle was buried in the churchyard of the Rakovica monastery in Belgrade on Thursday. More than 600,000 faithful followers, state and church officials attended the service.

ZAGREB, Croatia -- Parliament approved Djuro Popijac as the country's new economy minister on Thursday (November 19th). He replaces Damir Polancec, w...

NICOSIA, Cyprus -- President Demetris Christofias said on Wednesday (November 18th) that Cyprus has rejected Ankara's proposal for a five-party confe...

ATHENS, Greece -- Prosecutors filed charges Wednesday (November 18th) against six people for unrest that broke out during protests marking the 1973 a...

The US-Adriatic Charter ministers agreed to sign a joint statement on enhancing co-operation through regional centres in the Western Balkans.

SKOPJE, Macedonia -- Local media reported on Thursday (November 19th) that the Appeals Court has overturned a verdict against former Prime Minister V...

BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Commission (EC) has unblocked 82.6m euros Bulgaria is to receive under the PHARE programme, according to an announc...

Serbia will receive a state budget loan from the World Bank. Also in business news: Albania awards concession contracts for eight power plants, and a 400/110 kilowatt power substation opens in Istog, Kosovo.

Two new EU posts could be the key for Turkey's future with the Union.

ANKARA, Turkey -- A third letter sent to civilian prosecutors in charge of the alleged Ergenekon case is ratcheting up tensions. As details of the le...

ANKARA, Turkey -- Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Tuesday (November 17th) that Turkey will consider whether to ratify the statute of the Int...

ZAGREB, Croatia -- The Constitutional Court rejected on Tuesday (November 17th) appeals questioning the constitutionality of the special tax on wages...

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia -- Prime Minister Borut Pahor announced on Tuesday (November 17th) that the government backs the arbitration border agreement str...

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands -- UN war crimes tribunal chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz has prepared his report on how well individual countries in the...

The CEI forum was a significant undertaking for Romania at which participants adopted a series of important documents.

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) -- Mostar city administration workers walked off their jobs Monday (November 16th) to protest the City Council...

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) -- The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board kicks off a two-day meeting in Sarajevo on Wednesday...

A new survey finds room for improvement in many Balkan countries.