Sarajevo’s tourism booms as travellers discover latest Balkan hotspot

[ad_1] Warm weather, low prices and fascinating history are luring tourists to Bosnia’s capital like never before. Known as the place that sparked the start of WWI and marred by…

Bulgaria will invite Dutch and Austrian customs experts to help secure Schengen entry

[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS — Bulgaria will invite Dutch and Austrian customs “experts” to observe operations at the Turkish border to…

This Balkan country offers a Mediterranean beach break on a budget

[ad_1] Plan a beach escape to the Albanian Riviera while it’s still under the radar. In search of a budget beach break? Albania could be just the ticket. The Balkan…

NATO bid reignites Sweden’s dispute with Turkey over Kurds

[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. STOCKHOLM — When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan insists there are “terrorists sitting in parliaments of certain countries”…

Austria sticking to veto on Schengen expansion, foreign minister says  

[ad_1] Austria will maintain its veto on the extension of the EU’s passport-free Schengen zone to Bulgaria and Romania until Vienna sees a “sustained decline” in asylum seekers, Foreign Minister…

‘It’s 50-50’: Erdoğan risks defeat in Turkey’s knife-edge election

[ad_1] ANKARA — If civil servants in Ankara are an accurate barometer of shifting fronts in Turkey’s national politics, then the country’s longest serving leader, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, really could…

Waste-filled river ‘great embarrassment’ for Balkans

[ad_1] New drone footage shows the extent a waste-filled river in the Balkans. Experts say along with general plastic waste, household items including fridges are also floating in the water.…