Moldova is tightening screws on breakaway Transnistria – now struggling with an energy crisis – but success in ousting Russian ‘peacekeepers’ from the region will depend in part on the outcome of the Ukraine war.

Montenegro is finally showing signs it is serious about restoring the Ulcinj Saltworks, a crucial ‘buffet table’ for migratory birds that the European Union wants properly protected as it considers membership for the former Yugoslav republic.

Former education minister’s arrest revives debate about the justice system’s shortcomings – just as Montenegro seeks to prove its rule-of-law credentials to the EU in accession talks.

The deadline for MPs to elect a new head of state expires soon, and a fresh election looms if they do not compromise on a name – or grant Vjosa Osmani a second term.

Fidesz’s fearmongering using AI-generated war videos in the election campaign is cynical, harmful to children and often borders on the ludicrous. But will it work?

Amid global political turbulence and tightening environmental regulations, Greek merchant shipping has kept its leading position – but not always without controversy.

Initial suspicion fell on Sandworm, the rowdy, sabotage-prone cyber wing of Russia’s GRU military intelligence. But the latest findings point to a different actor – and Europe should pay attention.

Serbian lawyers stopped work for three days, but without a general strike in the judiciary, experts say only EU pressure can force the government to retract controversial legal amendments deemed “a serious step back”.

Romania is moving to limit judges’ pensions as part of a wider reform of the nation’s troubled finances – but the judges weren’t giving up their lavish payoffs without a fight.

Once one of the continent’s demographic high achievers, the Czech Republic has, in just a few years, experienced a dramatic fall in its fertility rate – the 5th fastest in the world.