The Georgian opposition’s decision to boycott local elections proved counter-productive. The authoritarian governing party will now have even more leeway. Results from Georgia’s October 4 municipal elections indicated a landslide win for the ruling party Georgian Dream. With all 3,061 precincts counted across the country, the party — which has…

Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation ruled that acting prosecutor general Borislav Sarafov has been holding office unlawfully. A new Permanent Balkan Prosecutors’ Platform is being created following a regional forum in Sofia earlier this week, bringing together the chief prosecutors of several Balkan states at a time when Bulgaria’s own…

With limited resources, Kyiv is leveraging homegrown drones to impose asymmetric costs on Russia’s oil industry. As Ukraine’s targeted drone campaign continues to cripple Russia’s oil refining infrastructure, Belarus has emerged as a critical supplier, quadrupling its gasoline exports to Moscow in September to alleviate acute domestic fuel shortages. This…

The EU issued a warning to Romania to stop using a pesticide containing neonicotinoids, which are toxic to pollinating insects, after Bucharest sought to aid its cereal crop and sunflower farmers by prolonging the use of the chemicals. Romania has been warned by the EU about its continued use of…

It was a cold and windy day in January this year when the Besart and the Aya Zanoubya approached the port of Porto Romano near Durres on Albania’s Adriatic coast, the latter being towed due to an electrical failure that had supposedly prevented it from continuing to its stated destination….