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The government is promising more reforms – but progress towards EU membership and all-important economic growth depends heavily on an end to Russia's war against Ukraine.

Moldova has set a series of demands of its breakaway Transnistria region – including prisoner releases – if it is to keep the territory supplied with gas following a halt to flows via Ukraine.

BIRN reported back in 2017 that Croatia and Montenegro were set to resolve their dispute over ownership of a former Yugoslav military training ship. Eight years on, a deal has yet to be reached.

The benefits of entering the European Union’s single market are a bigger motivator for Serbia to fulfil conditions imposed under the EU’s growth and reform plan than the money the bloc will provide, Bojana Selakovic, an expert on Serbia’s accession process, tells BIRN.

A new system of checking how many days a person has spent inside Europe’s Schengen zone could spell trouble for Bosnia’s vital trucking sector, and have a dangerous knock-on effect for the Bosnian economy.

New report says provisions of the European Media Freedom Act are not being enforced in the region, which remains a "challenging environment" for media independence.

Analysts warn against complacency in Moldova after pro-European incumbent Maia Sandu wins a presidential run-off marred by allegations of Russian-orchestrated vote-buying and manipulation.

From New York to Thessaloniki, Prime Minister Edi Rama has been travelling the world to hold meetings with Albanian diaspora communities ahead of next year’s elections. Opponents say he’s trying to avoid discontent at home.

Pro-European incumbent Maia Sandu defeated rival Alexandr Stoianoglo in a run-off presidential election seen as a choice for the country's voters between the EU and Moscow after a campaign marred by claims of Russian meddling.

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Experts say results of crucial second round of election will decide whether Moldova follows a course leading towards EU membership – or back into Moscow’s orbit.