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At their meeting in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, the Kremlin leader wished the pro-Russian leader of the Bosnian Serbs success in the October 7 elections, media in Bosnia have reported.

Orthodox Russian conservatives target schooling in the fight for influence in Moldova.  

Prosecutors in Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia signed protocols to cooperate on war crimes cases five years ago, but few cases have been exchanged due to a lack of political will, leaving dozens of suspects at liberty.

The agreements that Serbia’s leaders have signed in China are typical of its business practices with foreign investors – funding infrastructure projects with loans, and with little transparency.

Amid silent boycott by the right-wing opposition, Macedonia’s referendum on the landmark ‘name’ agreement with Greece failed to meet the required turnout, but both the "yes" camp and those against the agreement declared victory.

Stay tuned for the latest developments as Macedonia holds its all-important referendum on its historic 'name' agreement with Greece which could finally unblock the country’s EU and NATO paths.

Voting has begun in Macedonia’s high-stakes referendum – where voters must decide whether or not to support an historic agreement that could unblock the country’s stalled path towards EU and NATO membership.

The traditional 'Solidarity March' organised by the Zagreb Antifascist Network, in cooperation with the Platform for Reproductive Rights, was devoted this year to the reproductive rights of women.

Thousands of Kosovo citizens protested in the capital, Pristina, on Saturday in a rally organised by the opposition Vetevendosje against President Hashim Thaci and his latest proposals on border correction with Serbia.

Macedonia is set to vote in a historic 'name' referendum on Sunday on an agreement to end a 27-year-long dispute with Greece – but it has been a long road to this point.

Medical experts told a Belgrade court that one of ten former Serbian fighters accused of the killing of 70 Croatian civilians in the village of Lovas in 1991 has become permanently unfit to stand trial.

Only days before a referendum on same-sex marriage, Romania's Constitutional Court ruled that gay couples have the same rights as any other couples.

United Group maintains that the future of the companies within the group – including N1 TV – will not change as a result of BC Partners' acquisition this week of a majority stake.

The Albanian-American Bytyqi brothers, who fought for the Kosovo Liberation Amy and were murdered by Serbian forces in 1999, were awarded the ‘Hero of Kosovo’ order by President Hashim Thaci.

Prime Minister Zaev ended his campaign for a 'Yes' vote in Sunday's referendum in Tetovo with a final appeal for a big turnout – while boycott advocate President Ivanov in New York complained that his country was being asked to commit suicide.

A group of Croatian right-wingers, including popular nationalist singer Marko Perkovic, alias Thompson, are suing over a report accusing them of involvement in hate speech against Serbs.

Amid a rise in such attacks last year, Serbia plans to tighten its cyber-security and form special units to combat high-tech crime.

Milorad Dodik, President of Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity, Republika Srpska, flies on Sunday to Sochi to meet Russia's President – only seven days before polling day in Bosnia.

The growth in the halal market is seen as a prime opportunity for companies in half-Muslim Bosnia – which is staging its first ever Halal fair in Sarajevo.

The Dotrscina memorial park honours victims of Croatia’s WWII fascist Ustasa regime, but it fell into neglect in the 1990s and its commemorations are shunned by senior officials amid the trend towards historical revisionism in the country.