Despite political tensions sparked by high-profile corruption cases, Klodjan Braho tells BIRN that his main priority will be to guarantee Albanians that “no one is above the law”.

A Soviet-born physicist with a postgraduate degree from the US and decades of experience in international finance, Alexandru Munteanu now looks set to become Moldova’s next prime minister with a mandate to pursue EU accession.

As head of Albania’s special anti-graft and organised crime prosecution, Altin Dumani proved no one is ‘untouchable’ anymore. Experts say he set a high bar for his successor.

Ion Iliescu, a towering yet controversial figure in Romania’s modern political history who led the country through its turbulent transition from communism to democracy, has died.

Victory for George Simion in Romania’s May 18 presidential run-off vote would raise urgent questions about democracy at home and alliances abroad.

The 55-year-old mayor of Bucharest is running on a platform of honesty, integrity and pro-Western stability as Romanians prepare for the second round of potentially the most consequential presidential election in the country since the fall of communism.

Over two decades, Nenad Nesic went from police officer to politician to one of the most powerful cabinet ministers in Bosnia and Herzegovina. His relentless rise and growing real estate portfolio were shadowed by allegations of corruption.

The mayor of Tirana was once tipped to be Albania’s next prime minister. Now he’s behind bars after being arrested on graft charges, possibly facing a very different future.

Archbishop Anastasios, who has passed away after almost 33 years as Primate, rebuilt hundreds of churches and schools, had a canny eye for business – and did his best to stay out of nationalist conflicts.

The former prime minister, who was buried on Thursday, left a largely positive mark on Greek life, developing the welfare state, stabilising the economy and bringing the country into the Eurozone.