Thousands of Albanian opposition supporters protested on Sunday on the first anniversary of a deadly blast at an army depot outside Tirana, calling on Prime Minister Sali Berisha to quit and to stop his attacks on the justice system. After holding a rally in the village of Gerdec, the site …

Macedonia’s capital Skopje ground to a halt late Sunday as thousands of supporters poured in from across the country to attend the central election rally of the ruling conservative VMRO DPMNE party and its coalition “For a Better Macedonia”, ahead of presidential and local elections. The party organised buses and …

Thousands of frustrated police officers protested on Sunday in the centre of Sofia for fourth time in what became the largest protest so far. Police demanded a 50 per cent wage increase and improved working conditions. Deputy chair of the Podkrepa union, Dimitar Manolov, claimed around 15 000 police gathered …